Van Lierop v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.

This in an action for damages for failure to properly transport 3 carloads of gladiolus bulbs from Grants Pass, Oregon, to Hartford, Michigan.

The following are admitted facts: In September, 1946, plaintiff, J. C. Van Lierop, a gladiolus bulb .grower and dealer, of Hartford, Michigan, arranged at Grants Pass, Oregon, for the purchase and later shipment of gladiolus bulbs. The bulbs were loaded •on cars and shipped in January and February, 1947. One car was loaded January 3, 1947, and released to the Southern Pacific Railway Company. Another car was loaded on January 6 and 7, 1947, and released…