Merchants' Dispatch & Transportation Co. v. Moore

It is alleged in the declaration, that the plaintiff delivered to the defendant one case of goods or saddlery, of the value of $400, to be carried by the defendant from New York to Bloomington, and in consideration thereof, and the reward to be paid by the plaintiff, the defendant faithfully promised to take care of said goods and carry the same to Bloomington, and there deliver the same to the plaintiff. The breach is in the usual form.

The bill of lading, in evidence, acknowledges the receipt of the goods from the consignors in good order, in New York, addressed to the plaintiff at…