Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Gilbert

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Involved on this appeal is the liability of a carrier for alleged improper protection of frozen meat entrusted to it for transportation. Plaintiff delivered to defendant 290 frozen veal sides for shipment from Washington, D. C. to Naval Supply Depot at Sewall’s Point, Virginia. On arrival the shipment was rejected by Government officials on the ground that the meat was unsound. Plaintiff alleged that this condition was caused by insufficient refrigeration by defendant carrier, and brought his action for damages. The case was tried to a jury which awarded him $2,090.26, the…