U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri November 1, 1883 (Scruggs v. Baltimore & O. R.)

Treat, J.

The evidence disclosed that the loss was caused by the negligence of the defendant; therefore the exemption as to the fire in the written bill of lading, if applicable, would not change the result. The only question concerning which there was difficulty related to the required valuation of the property shipped.