Taffe v. Oregon Railroad
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah.: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. Action by I. H. Taffe against the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. On September 17, 1898, the plaintiff shipped at Celilo Station, in Oregon, by defendant’s railroad, one car load of fresb salmon, consigned to Cbesebro Bros., Fulton Market, New York City.
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From Multnomah.: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. Action by I. H. Taffe against the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. On September 17, 1898, the plaintiff shipped at Celilo Station, in Oregon, by defendant’s railroad, one car load of fresb salmon, consigned to Cbesebro Bros., Fulton Market, New York City. The hill of lading, signed by the shipper and the defendant’s agent, so far as it is necessary to set the same forth for an intelligent understanding of the controversy, is as follows: The following is a true copy of the back of said bill of lading, so far as material here: CONDITIONS. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice 'Wolverton,
after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.
Two errors were assigned; one relating to the court’s action in sustaining the demurrer to the separate defense, and the other in rejecting, as immaterial and irrelevant, the latter clause of said stipulation, both of which present but a single question; that is, whether the contract or agreement relied upon by plaintiff, and which is admitted by both parties to be *68the only one entered into with reference to the transportation of the car of salmon, is an undertaking on the part of the defendant to carry it to…
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