Great Western Grain Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Lees, C.

On August 18, 1920, at Ashton, South Dakota, defendant received from plaintiff a carload of wheat for transportation to Minneapolis. It issued a straight, bill of lading in the standard form approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, in which plaintiff was named as both shipper and consignee, and the shipment described as follows: “P. B. B. car No. 40292, bulk wheat loaded full viz cap’y. Weight subject to correction 91020.” On August 20 the car arrived at the Bass Lake yards in Minneapolis, where a state sampler went into it and took a probe sample. He found a high load, that…