Pereira v. Cent. Pac. R.R.

Citations

• 66 Cal. 92
• 4 P. 988
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 694

Syllabus

<p>i Contract—Railroad Company—Liability eor Transportation beyond the Terminus or its Road.—Where a railroad company contracts to convey goods over its own and connecting lines, and to deliver them at their destination, at a place beyond its terminus, within a certain time, it is liable to the shipper for losses caused by delays in transportation over the connecting roads.</p> <p>Id.—Evidence—Shipping Receipt.—It is a question of fact for the jury, whether the contract between the company and the shipper provided for transportation over connecting roads. A receipt given by the company to the shipper is not conclusive evidence of the terms of the contract.</p>