Bell v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court affirming a judgment of the civil court in favor of the respondents- Tbe plaintiffs bad shipped to them from a point in Iowa a carload of oats, the final carrier of which was the defendant railway company.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. The appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court affirming a judgment of the civil court in favor of the respondents- Tbe plaintiffs bad shipped to them from a point in Iowa a carload of oats, the final carrier of which was the defendant railway company. On April 8, 1915, a bill of lading was duly received by the plaintiffs and deposited with the agent of the defendant, who, for the convenience of members of the chamber of commerce, had an office in said chamber of commerce. On April 9 th one…
1Opinion of the CourtEschweileb, J.
The contention of defendant and appellant on this appeal is that because of the delivery of the bill of lading by the plaintiffs to the agent of the defendant at the board of trade in Milwaukee, and the giving of the misdirected order for the same to the intended customer, Charles F. Glavin, the plaintiffs no longer had control of the said car on April 8th, and that their subsequent order on the 10th to *280bold tbe same while the car was still in the possession of the defendant could be disregarded, and that if was therefore justified in turning over the car to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul…
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