Legal Opinion

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Larosa

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 10, 1921No. 10,752Published

From Marion Superior Court (A4,402); V. G. Clifford, Judge. Action by Joseph M. Larosa against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBatman, J.

This is an action by appellee against appellant to recover damages arising from the shipment of two car loads of bananas from New Orleans, Louisiana to Indianapolis, Indiana. The complaint is in a single paragraph, and alleges that the bananas were delivered to appellee by appellant at the latter place in a worthless condition, by reason of having been frozen through the negligence of appellant. The complaint was answered by a g-eneral denial, after which it was submitted to a jury for trial, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee. Appellant filed a motion for a new trial,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Laughlin v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Shriver v. Sioux City & St. Paul RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
  3. Moore v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  5. Duvall v. Louisiana Western R.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1914

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