Chicago & Erie Railway Co. v. Schaff Bros.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Huntington Circuit Court; Samuel E. Cook, Judge. Action by the Schaff Brothers Company against the Chicago and Erie Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDausman, J.
Appellee instituted this action against appellant as a common carrier to recover damages for the loss of a piano ruined while in transit. Verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $125.
On or about March 10, 1913, Schaff Brothers Company' delivered to the railway company at Huntington, Indiana, one piano, for carriage to M. H. George at Middletown, Ohio.' The carrier received the piano for transportation as aforesaid and issued a bill of lading therefor. The distance from Huntington to Middletown is 163 miles. On March 25, 1913, while in course of *228transportation, at Dayton, Ohio, the…
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