Bartlett v. Steamboat Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. The appellant fulfilled the contract by delivering the goods at the place to which .they were consigned, in good order, and at a seasonable hour, according to the usual custom of delivery of goods, at the port to which they were consigned. (Eletcher v. Marine Ins. Co., 18 Mo. 199; 2 Arnold, Ins., 779.) II.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. The appellant fulfilled the contract by delivering the goods at the place to which .they were consigned, in good order, and at a seasonable hour, according to the usual custom of delivery of goods, at the port to which they were consigned. (Eletcher v. Marine Ins. Co., 18 Mo. 199; 2 Arnold, Ins., 779.) II. The goods were not consigned to any incorporated town, and the act of 1855 concerning the delivery of goods by steamboats does not apply to this case. III. It was the duty of the respondents to have had…
1Opinion of the CourtBates, Judge
The plaintiffs shipped, at St. Louis, on the steamboat Philadelphia, ten bales of gunnies, to be delivered at Price’s Landing, on the Mississippi river. No bill of lading was taken, *258nor any consignee or agent at Price’s Landing named in the contract.
The plaintiffs sue the boat for not delivering the gunnies to them at Price’s Landing. It appeared that the freight was paid by a passenger on the boat, who had also freight of his own on the boat consigned to the same place. When the boat arrived at Price’s Landing, the gunnies were put out on the bank, and the clerk of the boat asked Mr. Price…
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