Perkett v. Manistee & Northeastern Railroad
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Grand Traverse; Mayne, J. Assumpsit by Louis F. Perkett against the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Company for damages for the deterioration in value of certain fruit in transit. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
This is an action of assumpsit for damages to two cars of fruit.
Plaintiff is a produce dealer at Traverse City. On August 23, 1910, he shipped, at that place, in refrigerator cars to Frost Bros., Chicago, a car of apples, and a mixed car of apples, peaches, and plums. The cars were loaded on the tracks of the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad at Traverse City, were switched promptly to the track of the Pere Marquette, carried by the latter company to Chicago, there turned over to the Illinois Central (on whose tracks was located 'the warehouse at which the fruit was to be delivered), and by…
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