White v. Davis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district qourt for Murray county to recover $167.85 for baggage stolen while in defendant’s care. The answer alleged that defendant’s road was in the control of the director general of railroads at the time mentioned. The case was tried before Nelson, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $100. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Per curiam
On February 26, 1920, plaintiff took passage on one of defendant’s passenger trains at Canton, South Dakota, and traveled to Hawarden, Iowa. At,Canton he purchased his ticket and checked his personal baggage, a suit case, in the usual manner, and received the usual baggage check. The train carrying plaintiff and his baggage arrived at Hawarden at 2:44 p. m. February 26. Before 8 a. m. of the twenty-seventh, he presented his baggage check and demanded his baggage. During the night defendant’s depot which contained the baggage was burglarized and plaintiff’s baggage was stolen and could not be…
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