Coats v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. C. Stough, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. C. Stough, Judge, presiding. This suit was begun by appellees in the superior court of Cook county against appellant, a common carrier, to re-, cover damages alleged to have resulted from the appellant’s. failure to deliver eleven car-loads of potatoes loaded on its line in" Iowa in April, 1890, destined to Philadelphia, and consigned to Pancoast & Griffith’s potato yard, Second and Masters streets, Philadelphia, Pa. The suit was commenced-in August, 1898.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The agreement relied on by plaintiffs (hereinafter referred to as appellees) and introduced in evidence by them was the bill of lading, and is as follows:
“(Form 265.)
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. Grain Bill of Lading.
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“Received from Coats & Hatton the following described grain, in apparent good order, (quantity and value unknown,) consigned as in the margin, to be transported over the line of this road to Chicago station and delivered in like good order to the consignee or owner at said station, or to such company or carriers (if the same are to be forwarded…
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- Grace v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Illinois Central Railroad v. FrankenbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Wabash Railroad v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Mulligan v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Illinois Central Railroad v. BeebeIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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