Mark Owen & Co. v. Michigan Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Leo .1. Doxlb, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matohett
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, on trial by the court. The facts are stipulated.
The defendant appellee is a common carrier. In September, 1915, at points on its line in the State of Michigan, it received for shipment to Chicago, Illinois, 4 carloads of grapes in baskets. The cars were consigned to plaintiff. Upon arrival, these cars were placed upon a public delivery team track, and plaintiff was notified of their arrival and placement. The shipments were at that time intact. Plaintiff examined the cars and accepted them. It broke the seals upon the cars and began to…
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