Grand Trunk Western Railroad v. City of Lansing

This is an action in replevin.

A shipment of slot machines in the course of interstate commerce from Baltimore, Maryland, to a consignee at Lansing, Michigan, was carried to Lansing in part of the transit by plaintiff railroad company and delivered to one, not the bill-of-lading consignee, upon the assertion that he represented the consignee.

Upon the bill-of-lading consignee demanding the shipment, denying the validity of the delivery made, it was for the carrier to regain possession and to make delivery to the consignee or show there had been proper delivery. In order to regain possession of…