Legal Opinion
Schlesinger v. West Shore R. R.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 4, 1900PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Assumpsit.—Common counts. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The appellees were sued by the appellants to recover the value of five barrels of whiskey, shipped from. New York city by the appellants, November 10, 1890, by the so-called “Hoosac Tunnel. Fast Freight Line,” to a .consignee in Chicago.
At the close of plaintiffs’ case the jury were directed by the court to return a verdict finding the issues for the defendants, the appellees.
A bill of lading was issued for the goods and delivered to appellants, which, in so far as is material to the case at bar, was as follows :
“Hoosac Tunnel Fast Freight Line, via West Shore, Grand Trunk, Wabash Railroad…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co. v. National Live Stock BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. MerrillIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
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