Meloche v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Plaintiff is the survivor of the firm of Meloche Bros., who, prior to August 25, 1896, carried on a drug business in the village of Ontonagon, this State. Some days before that time, the firm had closed its drug store, and packed the goods for shipment to Ishpeming, and in the forenoon of that day had them carted to the defendant’s freight depot for shipment over its road to Ishpeming. In the afternoon of the same day, a fire occurred in Ontonagon, destroying almost the entire village, and burning defendant’s freight depot, together with the goods of Meloche Bros. This action is brought to…