S. G. Palmer Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad

Action to recover damages to an interstate shipment of fruit. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

In November, 1920, the Ouyamel Fruit Company shipped to the plaintiff from New Orleans to Minneapolis a carload of bananas. The defendant was the initial carrier. At Dubuque, Iowa, the car was transferred to the Milwaukee line which completed the transportation. The shipper provided a messenger and furnished heat protection by heaters, constructed for that purpose, which were placed in the hunkers…