Thompson v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.

Action against the defendant as warehouseman for the value of a trunk and contents, alleged to have been lost through its negligence. The facts are undisputed.

In January, 1893, the defendant was a railroad corporation, and owned a certain warehouse at Sullivan, Missouri, used for the storage of baggage, freight, etc., delivered to it for future transportation.

The plaintiff was moving from Sullivan, Missouri, to Moselle, Missouri. The day before he took the train, he employed one Cary to haul his household goods and trunk to defendant’s depot. Several loads were taken, and in one load the…