Victor Produce Co. v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $661.86 for damage to a carload of eggs shipped over defendant’s road.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $661.86 for damage to a carload of eggs shipped over defendant’s road. The case was tried before Eesler, J., who at the close of the testimony granted the motion of the Northwestern Railway Company for a directed verdict in its favor, and denied the motion of the Omaha Railway Company for a directed verdict in its favor, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $716.09. The motion of the Omaha Railway Company for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied. From the judgment entered…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
In February, 1914, Merrill & Eldredge of Chicago, Illinois, shipped a carload of eggs from that city to Duluth, Minnesota, consigned to plaintiff at the latter place. They delivered the eggs to the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company which transported them to Wyeville, Wisconsin, and there delivered them to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company which transported them from that place to Duluth. When the eggs were delivered at Duluth a portion of them were frozen, and plaintiff brought suit against both companies to recover the damage. At the close of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lindquist v. GibbsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- White v. Western Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Presley Fruit Co. v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- B. Presley Co. v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Quinn v. St. Paul Boiler & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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3Cited by5 opinions
- American Railway Express Co. v. FegenbushSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- McGovern v. Ann Arbor RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
- Schaefer, Inc. v. Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
- Kessler v. KruidenierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- W. A. White Brokerage Co. v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1928