Spokane Valley Growers' Union v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad

Citations

• 103 Wash. 587

Syllabus

<p>Carriers- — Of Goods — Refusal to Accept Goods — Liability. It was tbe duty of a carrier to accept the shipment and it is liable for refusal to do so, where, after a car of apples had been loaded, the carrier refused to accept the shipment pursuant to its tariff regulations, option No. 2, giving heater service and requiring the carrier to assume all liability for loss due to frost or heating, because a dispute arose as to whether the apples had been frost-bitten before loading, and the shipper then offered to indemnify the company against any claim for damages on that account, as it would in no event be liable therefor.</p>