First National Bank v. Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Allegan; Cross, J. Assumpsit by the First National Bank of Allegan against the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company for the wrongful delivery of freight consigned with draft attached to bill of lading, heard before the court without a jury. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
This is an action in assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant as an initial carrier. The subject of the suit is a carload of potatoes, of which plaintiff claims to have been the owner, shipped from Tustin, Mich., to New Orleans, La., about April 12, 1912. The potatoes were loaded at Tustin by E. F. Sherman, the then owner thereof, who lived at that time at Allegan, Mich. They were loaded during a period of a few days previous to April 12, 1912. The potatoes had been grown by farmers in the vicinity of Tustin, from whom they were a short time before purchased by Mr. Sherman,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Turnbull v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
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- Thomas v. BlairMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
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