Dresbach v. California Pacific Railroad

Citations

• 57 Cal. 462

Syllabus

<p>Common Cajkrieb—Negligence.—In the absence of any special contract, it is negligence in a common carrier of goods to deliver the consigned goods by merely placing them on the bank of a river at the point of destination, in the absence of the consignee, and not under the care of the agents of the carrier, the latter having agents at that point for the purpose of receiving and delivering goods.</p>