Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Davis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action against a common carrier for loss of goods. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gary
There is no substantial difference between the parties as to facts or law, but only which part of the law applies to the facts.
The appellee bought, through agents, a carload of green hams from the Armour Packing Company at Kansas City, to be shipped by that company from Kansas City to Cincinnati.
The course of business required the hams to be shipped in a refrigerator car.
The appellant received the hams in a refrigerator car sent by the railroad company to the packing house of the Armour Co. to be loaded. The hams began to spoil on the route, because there was a defect in an inside door of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co. v. JœstingIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Beard & Sons v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Illinois Central Railroad v. Cobb, Blaisdell & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Kankakee & Seneca Railroad v. HoranAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
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- Patton Paint Co. v. Erie RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909