Uhrich Mill Work Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiff brought this action for delay in trans- • portation of certain goods.

Thé plaintiff is a manufacturer of revolving storm doors. Its. factory is at Independence, Kan. On November 27, 1917, it shipped an odd-sized revolving storm door to a firm in Philadel*659phia. The door was delayed in transit and did not arrive at destination until April 22, 1918, by which time the consignee had necessarily procured another door.

The plaintiff’s evidence showed that the door was worth $385 at Independence. It was also shown that owing to its odd…