CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTING CO. v. READING CO.

No. 9482.

168 F.2d 967 (1948)

CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTING CO., Inc. v. READING CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1948.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 7, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Raeburn White, of Philadelphia, Pa. (W. Wilson White and White & Williams, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

George E. Beechwood, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Charles L. Ford, Conlen, La Brum & Beechwood, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN, O'CONNELL, and KALODNER, Circuit Judges.


O'CONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, the owner and shipper of 200 pipes of wine from Portugal to Chicago, Illinois, herein seeks damages for loss of a portion of the shipment by defendant, a railroad common carrier, between the time when defendant accepted shipment of the pipes in Philadelphia and that of delivery in Chicago. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $8890.92, without interest.1 Appealing from...

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