Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & Stahl

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1964-06-15

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MR. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether a common carrier which has exercised reasonable care and has complied with the instructions of the shipper, is nonetheless liable to the shipper for spoilage in transit of an interstate shipment of perishable commodities, when the carrier fails to prove that the cause of the spoilage was the natural tendency o…

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