Illinois Central Railroad v. A. B. Friedman & Co.

— This suit was brought in a justice of the peace court in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, by plaintiff to recover from defendant the sum of $187.82 for freight charges on a shipment of a carload of lettuce. There was a judgment for plaintiff in the justice of the peace court and defendant appealed to the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis where a jury was waived and the case tried on an agreed statement'of facts, resulting in a judgment in favor of plaintiff against defendant for the amount sued for. Defendant duly appealed.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that defendant was the consignee…