French v. Pere Marquette Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Assumpsit by Jay F. French and another, copartners as J. F. French & Co., against the Pere Marquette Railway Company for breach of a contract of carriage. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This action was brought against de*580fendant as initial carrier to recover damages sustained by plaintiffs on a carload of potatoes shipped from Bailey, Mich., on November 3, 1917, over defendant’s line and connecting carriers, to Louisville, Ky. The potatoes were intended for ultimate delivery at Camp Zachary Taylor, located near Louisville on the Southern railroad. After this camp was established the Southern road opened a station at that point, called Dumesnil, to handle the freight business which the camp demanded and developed. A firm named Marshall & Kelsey, of Indianapolis, Ind., had…
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