Boyd v. King
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Newaygo; Barton, J. Assumpsit by Edwin L. Boyd against Paul H. King and another, receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company, for breach of a contract to transport certain stock. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
Plaintiff recovered in the circuit court of Newaygo county a verdict and judgment for $287.56 against the receivers of the Pere Marquette Railroad Company for a loss resulting from an alleged breach of contract sustained by him on a shipment of a carload of live'stock delivered to defendants for shipment over their line from Fremont, Michigan, consigned to Buffalo, New York.
The declaration is upon the common counts in assumpsit and it is claimed that the contract was breached as follows:
“That the defendants did not carry said goods safely and within a reasonable time, but caused or permitted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Asbell v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Eastern R. Co. of NM v. LittlefieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Snyder v. KingMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
- Tobin v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Slider v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
3Cited by2 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Pacific Market Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1922
- Warren Alloy Co. v. Blair Transit Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1961