Coovert v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.

Citations

• 80 Wash. 87
• 141 P. 324

Syllabus

<p>Carriers—Op Goods—Wrongful Delivery—Bill of Lading—Liability of Carrier. An interstate carrier is liable for consigned goods delivered to the consignee and lost to the consignor, where, before delivery, the consignor notified the carrier of the consignee’s refusal to accept the goods, surrendered the bill of lading to the carrier, and directed a return of the goods, both at common law, and under 34 Stat. at L. p. 595, providing that, in receiving property for interstate transportation, carriers shall issue a bill of lading and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to the property caused by it or by connecting carriers over whose lines the property passes.</p> <p>Same—Wrongful Delivery—Act op Connecting Carrier—Liability. In such a case, the initial carrier’s duty does not end by merely carrying the goods to their destination safely, but it must make delivery to the persons entitled to receive them or store them subject to the consignor’s orders; hence it cannot avoid liability under the above’Federal a,ct by the fact that a connecting carrier made the delivery.</p>