Fort v. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action against carrier for damage resulting from freezing of potatoes in transit. Motion of defendant for judgment on the pleadings, sustained. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. John A. Perry, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This action is by the plaintiff in error to recover damages from the defendant in error by reason of alleged negligence in permitting portions of several carloads of potatoes to freeze while in transit.
The complaint alleged the shipment of five carloads of potatoes from within the state of Colorado to points beyond the state delivered to the defendant as the initial carrier and to be transported over connecting lines. The claim for damages to each carload is made a separate, cause of action. Four of these counts only are involved here and for the purposes of this review may be considered as…
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