Winget v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Genesee; Brennan (Fred W.), J. Case by Mahlon H. Winget, doing business as T. J. Winget & Son, against the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company for misdelivery of a carload of beans. Judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This action was begun in the circuit court of Genesee county to recover from defendant as initial carrier the value of a carload of beans delivered to it for transportation and claimed to have been misdelivered. Trial was had before a jury on February 24, 1919, resulting in a judgment on directed verdict for the sum of $2,512.89.
The following letter to defendant’s agent at the point of shipment shows in outline the nature and occasion of plaintiff’s claim, for which a lengthy declaration in legal form was subsequently filed:
“T. J. Winget & Son,
“Dealers in Grain, Beans and Seeds.
“Linden,…
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