Erie Railroad v. F. Kieser & Son, Inc.

Rhoades, J.:

Plaintiff, a common carrier, brings this action to recover shipping and storage charges on a carload of bran, the property of the defendant. The car in question was originally shipped from Minneapolis to- the city of Toledo, 0., where the defendant became the owner thereof about December 21, 1920, and such owner as consignor caused it to be shipped from Toledo, O., to Conewango, N. Y., to himself as consignee, with instructions to the carrier to notify Luce Brothers at Ellington, N. Y., of its arrival. The freight arrived at Conewango about December 31, 1920, and on January 1,…