Campbell v. Chespeake & Ohio Railroad

Woods, Judge:

This is an action in assumpsit against The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to recover damages because of the freezing of a shipment of lemon juice in transit between Oakland, California, and St. Albans, West Virginia. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the defendant demurred thereto, and the court of common pleas of Kanawha County, upon consideration thereof, found for the plaintiff and entered judgment on the conditional verdict for $650.00, interest and costs.

The goods were shipped on an interstate bill of lading, which contained the folowing conditions: “Claims for…