Michigan Central Railroad v. Lantz

MaestoN, J:

The only question of any. importance in this case is, whether the railroad company, under its charter, is responsible as common carrier or warehouseman for goods transported to Detroit and there deposited in its warehouse, awaiting delivery to an intermediate consignee, and afterwards destroyed by -fire while so deposited.

Although it was held in Michigan Central Railroad Co. v. Hale, 6 Mich., 243, that under such circumstances the company was responsible only as warehousemen, there now seems to be a misapprehension in the minds of some persons as to what was decided in that case,…