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Furman v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 29, 1890PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from, Muscatine District Court. — How. C. M. Watermaw, Judge. This is an action to recover the value of certain ^household goods, which it is alleged the plaintiff delivered to the defendant at Chicago, Illinois, for shipment to Atchison, Kansas. Recovery is sought upon the .ground that the defendant failed to transport the goods to their destination. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The defendant •appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, C. J.

l' riOT^Mifof session :ppré-I. The cause has already been “three times in this court on appeal by defendant. See 57 Iowa, 42; 62 Iowa, 395; and 68 Iowa, 219. The judgment was reversed in each of said appeals. The material facts in the case were fully stated upon the former -appeals, and it is not necessary to make any statement here except in some slight particulars in which, the evi•dence varies, or has been changed upon the different *542trials. Upon the first appeal, this court found that the evidence showed, “without conflict, that plaintiff’s husband acted for her in delivering the goods to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Furman v. C., R. I. & P. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  2. Furman v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  3. Furman v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Martorana v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1915

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