Elmore v. Naugatuck Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action, against the defendants, as common carriers, brought to recover the value of seven bales of leather. The defendants pleaded the general issue, upon which the cause was tried at Litchfield, August term, 1855. On the trial, the plaintiff gave in evidence, 1. The charter of the defendants, which authorized the construction of their road from Winsted to Bridgeport, in this state. 2. An advertisement printed in two newspapers, published in the town of…
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This was an action, against the defendants, as common carriers, brought to recover the value of seven bales of leather. The defendants pleaded the general issue, upon which the cause was tried at Litchfield, August term, 1855. On the trial, the plaintiff gave in evidence, 1. The charter of the defendants, which authorized the construction of their road from Winsted to Bridgeport, in this state. 2. An advertisement printed in two newspapers, published in the town of Litchfield, and in one newspaper, published in the town of Waterbury, from the time of their date, till after the injury…
1Opinion of the CourtEllsworth, J.
This is an action against the defendants, as common carriers, by a certain railroad, which has its northern terminus at Winsted, and its southern at Bridgeport. It appears, that at Wolcottville, which is on the line of the road, on the 25th day of July, 1852, the defendants received from the plaintiff, seven bales of leather, marked for New York, part of it to Rich & Loutrel, and a part to Cook & Mann. No money was paid, or agreed to be paid, for carrying the leather to any specific place, and nothing was said by either of the parties, as to what was expected of the defendants, beyond what is…
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