Denney & Co. v. Wabash Railway Co.

By this writ of error the railway company, a common carrier, defendant in the trial court, seeks to reverse a judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $292.62, entered upon the finding of the court.

The facts in the case are practically uncontradicted and are in the record by stipulation of the parties. The plaintiff is the holder of a bill of lading, which covers a shipment of 742 bushels of yellow turnips in bulk, weighing 37,100 pounds. The shipment was in good condition and free from frost when delivered to and accepted by the initial carrier (the Canadian Pacific Railway Company) at…