National Grocery Co. v. Olsen

Plaintiffs, comprising two groups of shippers and consignees of certain merchandise which had been loaded for shipment upon a motorboat owned by defendants, brought two actions, subsequently consolidated, to recover their respective damages for the losses sustained by them when the boat capsized and sank while en route from Seattle to Alaska. The consolidated action was tried to a jury, and resulted in a verdict for defendants. On motion of plaintiffs, however, the court entered, in their favor, judgment not withstanding the verdict, and from that judgment defendants have appealed.

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