Case Name: Smith v. The Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co.
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1877-04-04
Citations: 45 Iowa 705
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith v. The Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Co.
Judges: Adams, J., took no part in the determination of this case, and Seevebs, J., dissents.
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 45
Pages: 705–706

Head Matter:
Smith v. The Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Co.
Common carrier: assignment: evidence.
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court.
Wednesday, April 4.
West & Eastman, for appellant.
R. H. Gilmore, for appellee.

Opinion:
Bothrock, J.
The same questions are presented in this case which are determined in the case of Robinson Bros. & Gifford v. The Merchants Despatch Transportation Co., p. 470, ante.
In this case the goods destroyed by fire were owned by the plaintiff and two other parties in separate parcels. It was averred in the petition that the other owners had assigned their claims to the plaintiff. There was a general denial in the answer. It is claimed by appellant that there was no proof of the alleged assignments to plaintiff. The plaintiff in his testimony ' states that " the said claims against the defendant are my property.'' There is no evidence in the record in conflict with this as to the ownersliip of the claims, and we think this proof of ownership was sufficient to support the allegation of the petition that plaintiff was the owner by assignment.
Affirmed.
Adams, J., took no part in the determination of this case, and Seevebs, J., dissents.