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CHICAGO & E.I.R.R. CO. v. COLLINS CO.

No. 138.

249 U.S. 186 (1919)

CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. COLLINS PRODUCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Homer T. Dick and Mr. Lindorf O. Whitnel for plaintiff in error:

Mr. Charles Wham and Mr. Fred L. Wham for defendant in error. Mr. G. Gale Gilbert and Mr. Harman Gilbert were also on the brief:

MR. JUSTICE CLARKE delivered the opinion of the court.

On March 21, 1913, the plaintiff in error, the initial carrier, accepted a carload of live poultry from the defendant in error, the shipper, for transportation from Cypress, Illinois, to Newark, New Jersey, and issued the customary bill of lading, containing the provision that the carrier should not be liable for any loss or...

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