Independence Mills Co. v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern R'y Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal f rom, Buchanan District Court. Action at law to recover the value of a car-load of wheat which was destroyed by fire on one of the tracks of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad Company at the city of Independence, in this state. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
i bail-roads-stroyed on onlabiutyT6 instructions. I. On the 29th day of August, 1885, Peavy & Co., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, shipped from that P^ace to plaintiff, at Independence, Iowa, a car-l°a(l °*' wheat in bulk. The wheat was ordered by the plaintiff to be shipped by way of the Minnesota, & Northwestern Railroad, in care of the Illinois Central Railway, and the bill of lading issued by the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Company provided for a shipment by that route. The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Company did not follow such directions, but transported the car to Albert Lea,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Francis v. Dubuque & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
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- Lagomarsino v. Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
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