Pratt v. Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
The Grand Trunk Railway Company is engaged as a common carrier in the transportation of persons and property. This action seeks to recover damages for a violation of its duty in respect to certain merchandise shipped from Liverpool to St: Louis, and carried over its road from Montreal to Detroit. The goods reached the city of Detroit on the 17th of October, 1865, and on the night of the 18th of the same month were destroyed by fire.
The defendant claims to have made a complete delivery of the goods to the Michigan Central Railroad' Company, a sue-, ceeding carrier, and thus to have discharged'…
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- Rawson v. . HollandNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Rogers v. . WheelerNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Illinois Central Railroad v. J. L. Smyser & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1865
- Ladue v. . GriffithNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
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