Laughlin v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Cbcuit Court for Dodge County. Tbe facts upon wbicb tbe plaintiffs sought to recover in tbis action will appear from tbe opinion.
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APPEAL from tbe Cbcuit Court for Dodge County. Tbe facts upon wbicb tbe plaintiffs sought to recover in tbis action will appear from tbe opinion. A motion by defendant for a nonsuit was denied; and a verdict having been found for tbe plaintiffs, a new trial- was also denied, and judgment rendered on tbe verdict; from which defendant appealed. denied that there was any evidence in tbis case upon wbicb tbe verdict could be sustained; and as to tbe case of Smith v. K Y. Central B. B. Co., relied upon by tbe plaintiffs, contended that tbe opinion of Mr. Justice Daniels showed tbe existence of a…
1Opinion of the CourtDixok, C. J.
Tbe amount pecuniarily involved in tbis case is small and trifling, but tbe principle is important and not by any means free from doubt or difficulty. Tbe plaintiffs, as consignees and owners, residing at Eond du Lac, in tbis state, sue to recover tbe value of four pieces, about 100 yards, of clotb, which, with a considerable quantity of other cloths, making in all three boxes, marked and addressed to them at tbat place, were consigned by Messrs. Allen, Granclin & Co., of Jamestown, New York. Tbe cloths were purchased by tbe plaintiffs of tbe consignors in Jamestown, and delivered by tbe…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ball v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Welch v. SackettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Smith v. New York Central Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1864
- Brintnall v. Saratoga & Whitehall RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
- Elmore v. Naugatuck RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. C. C. Whitnack Produce Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Beard & Sons v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CoolidgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
- Barrett v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916
- Lindley v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
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