Southern Pacific Co. v. Valley Frosted Foods Co.

Rodgers, P. J.,

This matter comes before the court to be heard de novo on an appeal from an award of the board of arbitration. The trial there resulted in a verdict in favor of appellant in the amount of $169.23. The total amount claimed by appellant is $556.04. The parties have waived their right to a court en banc and have stipulated the facts. These facts are that on May 2, 1949, the Star Food Products Company of Portland, Ore., shipped by plaintiff lines certain strawberries under a bill of lading marked “to be prepaid”, consigned to and duly received by the Valley Frosted Foods Company of…