Van Keulen & Winchester Lumber Co. v. Manistee & Northeastern Railroad

Plaintiff is a lumber dealer and has its office in the city of Grand Rapids. On November 4, *6841918, it delivered to the defendant Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Company, at Interlochen, two cars of maple lumber consigned to the Merrimac Wood Heel Company at Haverhill, Massachusetts. The cars were to go via Whitehall and Big Rapids and be stopped at Big Rapids for kiln drying. Bills of lading were issued to the shipper and waybills to accompany the cars to their destination were prepared, which showed across the face of each the following instruction:

“Stop this ear at A. L. Dennis Salt &…