Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co. v. Bolles
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by the appellee against the appellant, to recover the value of lost goods which came into . the possession of the defendant as a carrier. The' facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scott
The principal question in this case is, whether defendant is entitled to the benefit of the contract made by plaintiff with the Norwich and Worcester Bailroad Company, and the exemptions from liability secured by it. Under the facts proven, we think it is not.
It is stipulated, defendant received the boxes containing plaintiff’s goods, from the railroad company, at Worcester, Massachusetts, directed to plaintiff, at Grand Junction, Iowa; that the defendant company was and still is a common carrier of merchandise for hire, and that all further evidence on the above points was waived.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maghee v. Camden & Amboy Railroad Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Babcock v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Aetna Insurance Co. v. . WheelerNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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- Werner v. EvansAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
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