Levine v. Duluth Iron Range Railroad Co.

Plaintiff shipped a carload of store fixtures from Biwabik to Minneapolis. The Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company was the initial carrier and the Northern Pacific Railway Company was the connecting carrier. He sued to collect damages suffered in transit.

Defendants appealed from an order denying their alternative motion for judgment non obstante or a new trial.

On proof of the contract of carriage and of loss or damage, liability is prima facie established. Such liability does not rest upon negligence. The carrier is responsible for all damages to such goods in transit unless occasioned by…