Wisconsin Supreme Court January 15, 1879 (Kirst v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.)

Cole, J.

On the part of the defendant it is claimed, that, under the stipulation in the receipt limiting the liability of the carrier, the defendant was simply a bailee for hire of the carboys; and that therefore negligence or default on its part would not be presumed, but must be affirmatively shown by the party charging it, and seeking a recovery founded thereon.