Sheble v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.

Citations

• 51 Wash. 359
• 98 P. 745
• 1909 Wash. LEXIS 1193

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Oe Goods — Connecting Carriers — Presumptions—Distinct Shipments. Tlie presumption that goods shipped by connecting carriers were received by the last carrier in the same condition as when delivered for shipment to the initial carrier does not apply where there were two distinct transactions or shipments; and where a ticket was purchased over one road from St. Louis to Kansas City and a trunk checked to that point, without any indication that the journey would be continued, a railroad company checking the trunk upon a ticket subsequently, purchased from Kansas City to Seattle is not liable for loss of contents of the trunk, which had been opened and rifled, where there was no evidence as to the condition of the trunk and contents at the time it was checked upon the last ticket.</p>