Harris v. Grand Trunk Railway Co.

This is an action for the nondelivery of peas bought by the plaintiff in Canada, and shipped to him in Providence over the railway of the defendant corporation. The only evidence of shipment produced by the plaintiff is the bill of lading, signed by the agent of the defendant corporation, which acknowledges the receipt of the peas in good order, to be sent by tbe company, subject to tbe terms and conditions stated in and on tbe back of tbe bill of lading. Among tbe conditions on tbe back is one to the effect that, where goods are addressed to consignees beyond places at which the company has…