Prettyman v. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Multnomah County. Defendant appeals. Citing Hadley V; Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341; 1 Sedgwick on Damages, 218, note a; Griffin v. Goher, 16 N. Y. 489; Smith v. Griffith, 3 Hill, 333; Ringgold v. Haven, 1 Cal. 108. Citing 1 Sutherland on Damages, 108; Harris v. P. R. R. Go., 58 N. Y. 660; Gory v. T. I. W. Go., L. R. 3 B. 181; Fairfax v. N. Y. G. Go., 73 N. Y. 167; Stickney v. Allen, 10 Gray, 352; Rhodes v. Baird, 16 Ohio St. 573; McHose y. Fulmer, 73 Pa. St. 367; Erd y.
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Multnomah County. Defendant appeals. Citing Hadley V; Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341; 1 Sedgwick on Damages, 218, note a; Griffin v. Goher, 16 N. Y. 489; Smith v. Griffith, 3 Hill, 333; Ringgold v. Haven, 1 Cal. 108. Citing 1 Sutherland on Damages, 108; Harris v. P. R. R. Go., 58 N. Y. 660; Gory v. T. I. W. Go., L. R. 3 B. 181; Fairfax v. N. Y. G. Go., 73 N. Y. 167; Stickney v. Allen, 10 Gray, 352; Rhodes v. Baird, 16 Ohio St. 573; McHose y. Fulmer, 73 Pa. St. 367; Erd y. Chicago and N. W. Go., 41 Wis. 65.
1Opinion of the CourtLoud, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages from the defendant for failure, as a common carrier, to deliver a box of pear grafts, alleged to have been shipped over defendant’s lines. Upon the conclusion of the plaintiff’s testimony, the defendant moved for a nonsuit, on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to make out a case sufficient to be submitted to the jury. The motion was denied. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, upon which the court rendered judgment. The denial of a motion for a nonsuit is- the ground of the appeal. Among other things, it is alleged in…
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