Bloom's Son Co. v. Haas
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. F. G. Johnston, Judge. (1) This rice being’shipped “f. o. b. Neosho” was at the seller’s risk and he must suffer any loss or damage in transit. “The initial letters f. o. b., in contracts of sale where the property is to be transported, mean free on board the cars at a designated place whether that be the initial point of shipment or final destination.
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Appeal from Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. F. G. Johnston, Judge. (1) This rice being’shipped “f. o. b. Neosho” was at the seller’s risk and he must suffer any loss or damage in transit. “The initial letters f. o. b., in contracts of sale where the property is to be transported, mean free on board the cars at a designated place whether that be the initial point of shipment or final destination. They imply that the buyer shall be free from all expense and risks attending the delivery of the property at the place named in the contract for that pur-, pose.” 13 Ency. Law (2 Ed.), p. 726; Havens v.…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is an action on account for tbe value of a number of pockets or bags of rice scfld by tbe plaintiffs to tbe defendant. Tbe plaintiffs recovered in tbe circuit court and tbe defendant appeals, insisting that tbe court admitted incompetent evidence on the part of tbe plaintiffs. The evidence tended to prove that tbe defendant ordered fifty pockets or bags of rice from plaintiffs, who are wholesalers of that *125commodity doing business in the city of New Orleans. The rice was shipped over the Illinois Central railroad as initial carrier, to defendant at Neosho, Missouri, at which point he…
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