Ostroot v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against Northern Pacific Railway Company and Cameron Transfer & Storage Company to recover $1,252.67, the value of certain household goods-which were destroyed by fire while in possession of defendant railway company. . The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county against Northern Pacific Railway Company and Cameron Transfer & Storage Company to recover $1,252.67, the value of certain household goods-which were destroyed by fire while in possession of defendant railway company. . The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion. In its separate answer the railway company denied having had with plaintiff any transaction of the character alleged in the complaint, but alleged that it received a shipment of goods from the Boyd Transfer & Storage Company for transportation to Spokane, and if it handled…
1Opinion of the Court
Start, O. J.
This action was brought in the district court of the county of Plennepin to recover the value of certain household goods and other chattels, including a piano, which were destroyed by fire while in the possession of the Northern Pacific Kailway Company, hereafter referred to as the defendant. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was the owner of the goods, which were of the aggregate value of $1,262.50, and that they were delivered to the defendant at Minneapolis, to be transported by it to Moscow, Idaho, and that by its negligence they were destroyed by fire while they were…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Alair v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- O'Malley v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- J. J. Douglas Co. v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Hanson v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- Murphy v. Wells-Fargo & Co. ExpressSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
3Cited by8 opinions
- Graphic Arts Educational Foundation, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Rustad v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- McGrath v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Ferris v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- O'Connor v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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