Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Brown

— This is an action for the value of a carload of tomatoes delivered by defendant in error to plaintiff in error for carriage from Anthony, Florida, and delivery to the consignee of such shipment in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was tried before the Circuit Jude, a jury having been waived, who found in favor of the plaintiff.

The value of the car of tomatoes was alleged to be four hundred and sixty-three dollars ($463:00), and it was alleged that the defendant carrier had not made delivery of such shipment as agreed and that the same was therefore wholly lost to the plaintiff. The…