Ray v. Alexandria Ice & Cold Storage Co.

This is a fish story. The fish involved in the story were owned by the plaintiff and were stored in the cold storage plant operated by the defendant company. The suit is to recover $16,884.97 as damages for the alleged deterioration of the fish while they were in storage. The court below gave plaintiff judgment as prayed for, and defendant appealed.

The contention of the plaintiff, briefly stated, is that the fish were delivered to defendant in good condition, and it was defendant’s obligation, both legal and contractual, to return them in like condition. In support of his contention, he…