Norfolk Southern Railroad v. Norfolk Truckers' Exchange, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Norfolk Truckers’ Exchange, Inc., brought this action for loss which it claims to have suffered by reason of having shipped 301 barrels of spinach from Kempsville, Va., to Milwaukee, Wis., on the 12th day of April, 1912, over lines, of the defendant, the Norfolk Southern Railroad Company, and connecting carriers, defendant being the initial carrier, which carried the shipment to Norfolk, Va., and there delivered it to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Plaintiff claimed that by negligent icing of the spinach and negligent delay in…
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