delivered the opinion of the court.
Porto Rico Fruit Exchange v. Michigan Central Railroad, 213 Ill. App. 652 (1918)
Dec. 24, 1918
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Illinois Appellate Court
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Gen. No. 24,044
213 Ill. App. 652
Porto Rico Fruit Exchange, appellee, v. Michigan Central Railroad Company, appellant.
Gen. No. 24,044.
Action by consignee of fruit for loss of shipment by fire while in possession of carrier as warehouseman. Judgment for plaintiff. Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Sheridan E. Fry, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1918.
Reversed and remanded.
Opinion filed December 24, 1918.
Winston, Strawn & Shaw, for appellant; Frank H. Towner, of counsel. Joseph M. Connery, for appellee.