Illinois Central Railroad v. Friend

Citations

• 64 Ill. 303

Syllabus

<p>Raii/road companies as common carriers—when their liability as carriers ceases. Carriers by railroad are neither bound to deliver the goods carried, to the consignee personally, nor to give notice of their arrival, to discharge their liability as carriers; but if the consignee is not present to receive the goods on their arrival, the carrier can store them safely in a suitable warehouse, to await the demand of the consignee; and when the goods are thus stored, the duty of the railroad, as a common carrier, terminates, and that of warehouseman begins.</p>