Robidoux v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

This is an action to recover $111.30 for baggage lost or stolen August 15, 1921, by employees of defendant from a trunk while in transit by rail from Omaha, Nebraska, to Winnetka, Illinois. The trunk had been checked on two full-fare passenger tickets purchased and used by plain*684tiffs. In addition to a general denial, defendant, an interstate carrier of passengers and baggage, pleaded in substance that its liability for the loss, if any, was, in connection with conduct of plaintiffs amounting to an estoppel, limited to $33.24 by valid tariffs filed with the interstate commerce commission…