Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers Ass'n v. Michigan Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. J. J. Cooke, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1919.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff brought suit to recover for damages to a shipment of apples originally delivered to the defendant for transportation. Upon trial by the court plaintiff had judgment for $493.82, from which defendant appeals.
The declaration asserted negligence on the part of defendant and violation of its promise to carry the property safely. The evidence tended to show that the apples were delivered to defendant for transportation at Detroit on December 10, 1914, and were then apparently in good condition; that by the bill of lading…
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