Sessions v. Western Railroad

In this action the plaintiffs seek to recover the value of a roll of leather lost while in the custody of the defendants. The declaration contains one count in which they are alleged to be liable for the loss as common carriers, and other counts in which they are charged with the liability in the character of warehousemen.

It appeared upon the trial that twenty three rolls of leather belonging to the plaintiffs were delivered to the defendants at Springfield, to be transported for hire thence to Brookfield; that the leather was carried to the latter place on the same day on which it was…