Cudahy Packing Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. O. A. Lucas, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
TRIMBLE, J.-
The Cudahy Packing Company shipped from its packing plant in Wichita, Kansas, two carloads of fresh meat, one to its branch house in Springfield, Illinois, and the other to another of its houses in Pittston, Pennsylvania. When the cars arrived at their respective destinations, the meat was spoiled.
The Packing Company brought this suit under the Carmack Amendment to the Hepburn Act against the defendant, as the initial carrier, to recover the loss.
The meat was shipped in Cudahy Refrigerator Line Cars owned and furnished by plaintiff. They were loaded, iced and sealed by plaintiff…
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