Fetzer v. Illinois Central Railroad

TUCKER, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee brought suit against the delivering carrier, Illinois Central Railroad, for the cost of 6,000 damaged roofing tiles, part of a shipment of 27,000 roofing tiles shipped to plaintiff from Monterrey, Mexico, and received in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May, 1968. Plaintiff sued for ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE AND 80/ioo ($1,879.80) DOLLARS for items as follows:

6,000 pieces of roofing tile $428.68

Freight on the damaged tiles from Laredo, Texas to Baton Rouge, Louisiana 103.90

Mexican freight on damaged tiles 55.68

U. S. Custom duty 102.64

Usual retail…