Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad v. Kirkwood

Defendants in error sued plaintiffs in error and recovered damages for breakage of two marble soda fountains, taken by the railroad agents at Marquette and carried, one to Ncgaunee, and one to Ishpeming. The fountains *53were packed in New York and forwarded by the New York Central Bailroad, and by that company, as is claimed, turned over at Buffalo to the Lake Superior Transit Company, which is a connecting line. The Transit Company delivered the property at Marquette to the plaintiff in erroi with which it had no business arrangements, but which was the proper carrier from Marquette to tne…