Northwestern Consolidated Milling Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $965.80, the value of a carload of flour shipped over defendant’s road to Belling-ton, West Virginia.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $965.80, the value of a carload of flour shipped over defendant’s road to Belling-ton, West Virginia. The answer alleged that the shipment, after being delivered to defendant’s connecting carriers, was destroyed in a flood of unexpected and great violence at Columbus, Ohio, and alleged that the bill of lading issued by defendant provided that no carrier in possession of the property should be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God. The .case was tried before Hale, J., who made findings and…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff, alleging the delivery to defendant of a carload of flour to be transported from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Bellington, West Virginia, and the failure to deliver it at its destination or at all, sued defendant as the initial carrier for the value of the flour. -Defendant admitted the contract to transport the flour and the failure to. deliver it, but asserted that the flour had been destroyed while in transit by an act of God which released the carrier from liability for the loss.. At the trial the allegations of the complaint were admitted, and the case was submitted to…
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