Legal Opinion
Harry Becker & Co. v. Wabash Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1952No. Docket 13, Calendar 45,417PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharpe, J.
This case involves damages to 4 carloads of peppers shipped on 4 different hills of lading, ■which originated in Mexico, a foreign country. Three of the bills of lading were through bills of lading running to points in Canada, while one bill of lading was to Tucson, Arizona. All shipments were directed to and delivered to plaintiff Harry Becker & Company in Detroit.
The present action had its origin in the common pleas court for the city of Detroit. The declaration charges that 4 separate shipments of peppers in crates were damaged by defendant and its connecting carriers, by reason of. rough…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Calveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. McGinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Pratt v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Alwine v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Strachman v. PalmerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949
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