Lynch v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad

There are six separate causes of action alleged in the complaint, five of which are to recover damages to shipments of peaches and plums transported by the defendant as a common carrier from Appleton, N. Y., to Desbrosses Street station, New York city, arising from improper refrigeration of cars in which the same were carried. The plaintiffs base their right of recovery upon the negligence of the defendant in furnishing cars improperly iced and in improperly re-icing the cars while in transit; also upon a deviation from the agreed route. Each cause of action involves a separate shipment, and…