proof as to the termini of the transportation varies
materially from the allegations of the declaration
in that regard, such variance will be fatal to a
recovery; but a merely nominal variance is harm-
less,
,18 and the defect has been allowed to be cured
by amendment seasonably requested.19

[544] k. Negligence (1) Propriety or Necessity of Pleading. In the absence of contractual limitations of the carrier's common-law liability it is not necessary, in an action for loss or injury to a shipment, to allege negligence.20 However, it is not unusual to insert in a declaration averments which affect only the rule of care and negligence which should govern the case; thus, declarations alleging defendants to be common carriers, and at the same time averring negligence on their part, in the transportation of the goods, are usual and well approved, both in actions of tort22 and in actions of contract;23 and in such cases failure to prove

[a] Immaterial variance.-(1) A petition to recover damages for a violation of contract a to carry safely alleged that the shipment was from K to I, when in fact the contract read "from K to St. L." The evidence showed that the alleged injuries occurred between K and St. L. It was held that the variance was immaterial. Cash v. Wabash R. Co., 81 Mo. A. 109. (2) Where the declaration in the case stated that plaintiff delivered a trunk to defendant, to be put into coach a at Chester, namely, at, etc., and safely carried to Shrewsbury, and that through defendant's negligence it was lost, and it appeared in evidence that the trunk was delivered to defendant at the city of Chester, which is a county of itself, separate from the county of Chester at large, but within its ambit, it was held that this was not a material variance, but that the declaration was supported by the evidence, as no evidence was given of 915. the

25. Sargent v. Birchard, 43 Vt. 570.

26. Inman v. Seaboard Air Line R. Co., 159 Fed. 960; Colsch v. Chicago. etc.. R. Co.. 149 Iowa 176. 127 NW 198, 34 LRANS 1013, AnnCas1912C

existence of any other place [a] Thus, where suit is brought

authority apparently to the contrary.28

Effect of specifying negligent acts. However, if the pleader sees fit to specify the acts of negligence, he will be confined in his proofs within the limits of his specification,29 although it has been held that

the defect may be cured, at the discretion of the court, by a trial amendment.3

gence, without specification of the
particular fault charged, is not suffi-
cient as against a motion for more
specific statement).

29. Ark. St. Louis, etc., R. Co. v.
Vaughan, 84 Ark. 311, 105 SW 573.
Colo.-Atchison, etc., R. Co. V.
Baldwin, 53 Colo. 426, 128 P 453.
Ga.-Central of Georgia R. Co. v.
James, 117 Ga. 832, 45 SE 223.

Ill. Gratiot St. Warehouse Co. v.
St. Louis, etc., R. Co., 221 Ill. 418, 77
NE 675 [aff 122 Ill. A. 405].

Iowa. Thompson v. Chicago, etc.,
R. Co., 158 Iowa 235, 139 NW 557;
Stone v. Chicago, etc., R. Co., 149
Iowa 240, 128 NW 354.

Minn.-Willison v. Northern Pac.
R. Co., 111 Minn. 370, 127 NW 4.

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[§ 546] 1. Statement of Contract; Actions ex Contractu. In such actions the contract must be set out accurately and proved as laid;31 a material vari[a] Reason for rule.-The reason 28. Rubens v. Ludgate Hill SS. a horse while being unloaded from a is that "negligence is the ultimate Co., 2 NYS 30, 21 AbbNČas 464 (hold- car, alleged that the platform where act to be pleaded, and it forms parting that a general averment of negli- defendant required plaintiff to unload of the act from which an injury the horse was a dangerous and unarises, or by which contributory safe place to unload and from which negligence is made out. It is the abto remove the horse, and that the sence of care in the performance of injury was caused by the horse's an act, and is not merely the result foot being caught on a spike in the of such absence, but the absence ittrack adjoining the platform. The self, and it is not, therefore, a mere evidence showed that the platform conclusion of law, and may be itself was safe, but that while being pleaded generally." Louisville, etc., led from the platform, the horse R. Co. v. Wolfe, 80 Ky. 82, 84. stepped on a projecting spike on an adjoining track, and was injured. It was held that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the allegations of the petition and to show negligence, although the platform itself was safe. Letts v. Wabash R. Co., 131 Mo. A. 270, 111 SW 138. (2) Where, in an action against a carrier, the complaint alleged that defendant kept plaintiff's cattle, after arrival at destination, in unsuitable "pens,' the allegation was sufficient to admit evidence that the cattle, after being unloaded, were held in an inclosed lane, about a mile long and about three hundred yards wide. Atchison, etc., R. Co. v. A. S. Veale & Co., 39 Tex. Civ. A. 37, 87 SW 202. (3) In an action against a railroad company for injury to a shipment of cattle, caused by delays and rough handling, it was proper to allow plaintiff to testify that cattle in the same train were killed, although the petition contained no allegation to this effect, since it was not a proper subject for pleading, but tended to show rough handling of plaintiff's cattle. Southern Kansas R. Co. v. Bennett, 46 Tex. Civ. A. 379, 103 SW 1115. (4) For other decisions in which the evidence was held admissible under the allegations of negligence see Mo., etc., R. Co. v. Tripis, (Tex. Civ. A.) 197 SW 199; Houston, etc., R. Co. v. Trammell, 28 Tex. Civ. A. 312, 68 SW 716.

[b] Illustrations.-(1) A complaint alleging that defendant did not exercise due and proper care in the carriage of plaintiff's hogs, but that defendant's agents negligently managed defendant's steamboat, and that by reason of said negligent conduct of defendant and its agents said hogs were destroyed by fire, was held sufficiently definite. Carlisle v. Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co., 82 Mo. 40. (2) A petition alleging rough handling and a delay of six or seven hours in transit, from which the injuries complained of to a shipment of cattle resulted, is sufficient, without more definitely pointing out the particular acts or things constituting the negligence. Ft. Worth, etc., R. Co. v. Montgomery, (Tex. Civ. A.) 141 SW 813. (3) A petition alleging failure of the carrier to properly refrigerate a car of fruit, to ice the car at its destination, to keep it iced so as to properly preserve the fruit, and that the car was almost entirely without ice when turned over to plaintiff, was not demurrable, as not alleging when and where the car should have been iced, or what would have been the proper icing. Southern R. Co. v. Williams, 139 Ga. 357, 77 SE 153. (4) A petition alleging that defendant, as a common carrier, agreed to transport plaintiff's corn by river, and that the sinking of the barge and the loss of the corn were caused by the negligence of defendant, its officers and employees, was not objectionable for indefiniteness of the allegation of negligence. Marsden Co. v. Bullitt, 72 SW 32, 23 KyL 1697. (5) In an action against a carrier for injuries to cattle, the petition alleged that defendant neglected to feed and water them. It was held that it was not necessary to allege the place or places on the road where defendant failed to feed and water the cattle, or where it should have fed and watered them. Gulf, etc., R. Co. v. Wilhelm, (Tex. A.) 16 SW 109.

[c] Evidence admissible under allegation of negligence.—(1) In an action for damages resulting from a delay in the shipment of cattle, evidence that defendant's track was in a bad condition at the place where the delay occurred may be shown under an allegation that the delay was caused by the negligence of defendant. St. Louis, etc., R. Co. v. Turner, 1 Tex. Civ. A. 625, 20 SW 1008. (2) A declaration alleging that goods had been delivered to defendants as carriers, to be conveyed by them for a reasonable reward, and that they undertook to carry them safely and securely, and to deliver them accordingly, and assigning for breach that they lost the same, is sufficient to admit proof of gross negligence. Smith v. Horne, 8 Taunt. 144, 4 ECL 82, 129 Reprint 338. (3) Under allegations that the stock was not "safely" carried, but was injured by defendant's negligence, evidence as to the quality of hay and water furnished by defendant is within the issues. Heitman v. Chicago, etc., R. Co., 45 Mont. 406, 123 P 401.

[d] Declaration in action for loss of, or injury to, goods caused by an act of God and concurring negligence of carrier held sufficient. Gulf Coast Transp. Co. v. Howell, (Fla.) 70 S 567.

Mo.-Atchison v. Chicago, etc., R.
Co., 80 Mo. 213; Schneider v. Mis-
souri Pac. R. Co., 75 Mo. 295; Keith-
ley v. Lusk, 190 Mo. A. 458, 177 SW
756; Smith v. Gulf, etc., R. Co., 177
Mo. A. 269, 164 SW 132; Barr v.
Quincy, etc., R. Co., 138 Mo. A. 471,
120 SW 111; Ecton v. Chicago, etc.,
R. Co., 125 Mo. A. 223, 102 SW 575;
Ingwersen v. St. Louis, etc., R. Co.,
116 Mo. A. 139, 92 SW 357; Galm v.
Wabash R. Co., 113 Mo. A. 591, 87
SW 1015; Lachner v. Adams Express
Co., 72 Mo. A. 13.

Tex.-Texas, etc., R. Co. v. Ste-
phens, (Civ. A.) 86 SW 933.
Va.-Moore v. Baltimore, etc., R.
Co., 103 Va. 189, 48 SE 877.

Compare supra text and note 24.
[a] Rule applied.-(1) A complaint
against a carrier for injury to horses
having alleged negligence only in re-
spect to furnishing a defective car,
plaintiff was confined to the negli-
gence alleged. Stone v. Chicago, etc.,
R. Co., 149 Iowa 240, 128 NW 354.
(2) An allegation in a complaint,
that defendant carrier wrongfully
and negligently kept certain sheep
confined on the cars for an unusual
time without food and water and
without unloading, did not justify
the admission of evidence of negli-
gence in failing to provide a proper
yard for the sheep when unloaded.
Willison v. Northern Pac. R. Co., 111
Minn. 370, 127 NW 4. (3) Where a
petition alleges that defendant ex-
press company received a package
addressed to plaintiff, and by its
negligence the goods were lost, proof
that, through negligent failure to de-
liver, the package was retained by
the company until destroyed by a
fire which was not negligently
caused, constitutes a variance. Farr
v. Adams Express Co., 100 Mo. A.
574, 75 SW 183. (4) Where, in an
action against a carrier for loss of
certain sheep, plaintiff alleged that
the sheep were lost because of de-
fendant's negligence, carelessness,
and unnecessary violence in handling
its trains carrying the sheep, but the
proof showed that the sheep were
lost from the carrier's pens before
their transportation was begun, there
was a fatal variance. Ficklin v. Wa-
bash R. Co., 115 Mo. A. 633, 92 SW
347. (5) In an action against a car-
rier for injuries to cattle in transit,
where plaintiff specifically averred
the causes to which the alleged in-
juries were due, but did not include
improper bedding as one of the
causes, evidence that improper bed-
ding was a cause of injury to the
cattle was inadmissible. Gulf, etc.,
R. Co. v. Wright, (Tex. Civ. A.) 87
SW 191. (6) In an action against a
carrier by a shipper of horses, an
allegation of rough handling is not
sufficient to admit proof of a defec-
tive car. Texas, etc., R. Co. v. Stew-
art. 43 Tex. Civ. A. 399. 96 SW 106.

[b] What is not a variance.-(1) A petition in an action for injuries to

30. Shay v. Union Pac. R. Co., (Utah) 153 P 31.

a

[a] Illustration.-In a shipper's action to recover damages for the destruction of a carload of emigrant movables, including several horses, alleging that the sparks from a helping locomotive, not having sufficient spark arrester, fell upon and through the defective car and destroyed the contents by fire, the allowance of a trial amendment, alleging that, after the discovery of the fire, defendant and its servants did not use ordinary care in protecting the car, and that they negligently opened a door and permitted a wind to fan the smoldering fire into an uncontrollable flame, when it might, by ordinary skill, have been put out and thus have saved the property from destruction, was within the trial court's sound discretion. Shay v. Union Pac. R. Co., (Utah) 153 P 31.

31. Conn. Camp v. Hartford, etc., Steamboat Co., 43 Conn. 333.

Ga.-Nathan v. Lamb, (A.) 88 SE

794.

Mo.-Garrison v. Babbage Transp. Co., 94 Mo. 130, 6 SW 701; Perpetual Ins. Co. v. The Detroit, 6 Mo. 374. Mont.-Nelson v. Great Northern R. Co., 28 Mont. 297, 72 P 642.

N. Y.-Weed v. Saratoga, etc., R. Co., 19 Wend. 534; Stone v. Knowlton, 3 Wend. 374.

Eng. Slim v. Great Northern R. Co., 14 C. B. 647, 78 ECL 647. 139 Reprint 266; Hughes v. Great Western R. Co., 14 C. B. 637, 78 ECL 637, 139 Reprint 262.

[a] Reason for rule.-"It is not requiring too much of one who seeks redress for a wrong to state with precision in what that wrong consists, nor that the other party from whom redress is sought may be apprised with certainty of the ground

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ance will be fatal to a recovery." No recovery can be had on a contract other than the one alleged.3 If a special contract is pleaded there can be no recovery on an implied contract; and if the action is for breach of an implied contract, there can be no recovery on a special written contract.3 So, unless there is some statutory authority to the contrary, if a parol contract is pleaded, there can be no recovery on proof of a written contract.3 Where a declaration is on a promise to do several things, and only one is proved, there is a material variance.38

36

37

Alternative contract. If a contract is in the

of the complaint, and if made liable may have upon record the exact evidence of the default for which he has accounted, so that we may not be twice vexed for the same thing." 3 Hutchinson Carriers, (3d ed) § 1395.

[b] Filing copy of contract with complaint.(1) Under the Indiana code, where a contract of shipment sued on is evidenced by a bill of lading, the complaint should be based on the contract and refer to it, and a copy of the contract should be filed with the complaint. Indianapolis, etc., R. Co. v. Remmy, 13 Ind. 518. (2) And it has been held that an omission to file the bill of lading or a copy thereof is ground for demurrer. Chicago, etc., R. Co. v. Reyman, (Ind.) 73 NE 587.

32.

a

See cases supra note 31. [a] Failure of proof.-Under statute providing that, when the allegation of a claim to which proof is directed is unproved, not in some particular or particulars only, but in its general scope and meaning, it is not to be deemed a case of variance, but a failure of proof. A complaint, in an action for damages. based on a special contract, is not sustained by proof of either a breach of an implied contract or of the legal duty of defendant, as a common carrier, to transport the stock within a reasonable time. In such case there is not a variance, but a failure of proof within the meaning of the statute. Jeffersonville, etc., R. Co. V. Ensley, 50 Ind. 378; Jeffersonville, etc.. R. Co. v. Worland, 50 Ind. 339. 33. Ala.-Lucas V. Southern R. Co., 122 Ala. 529, 25 S 219.

Il-Jacksonville, etc., R. Co. V. Hall, 2 Ill. A. 618.

Ind. Evansville, etc., R. Co. V. McKinney, 34 Ind. A. 402, 73 NE

148.

N. C.-Waters v. Richmond, etc.. R. Co., 110 N. C. 338, 14 SE 802, 16 LRA 834.

Pa. Keller v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 45 Pa. Super. 383.

Tex.-Texas, etc., R. Co. v. Felker, 44 Tex. Civ. A. 420, 99 SW 439.

But compare infra text and note 58. [a] Illustrations.-(1) An averment that plaintiff contracted with a railroad company for the transportation of the corpse of his infant is not supported by proof that he furnished the money to another who acted as his agent in purchasing the tickets, where neither the agency nor the fact that the agent was using plaintiff's money is disclosed to the company. Lucas v. Southern R. Co., 122 Ala. 529, 25 S 219; Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. Thomas, 83 Ala. 343, 3 S 802. (2) Plaintiff shipped his cattle in a car with cattle belonging to a third party, and, in an action for injuries to his stock, declared on a contract to carry made with him. There was a dispute between him and the company as to whether the contract was with plaintiff alone or with him and the third party. It was held that, if it was made with the two jointly, it would be variant from the one declared on; but that. if it was made with him alone. at a fixed rate for the car, and the ownership of the cattle was several as between the two shippers,

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alternative, it should be so counted on in the declaration. When the contract stated is absolute, and the contract proved is in the alternative, the variance will be fatal. On the other hand, a declaration alleging an alternative contract to deliver to plaintiff, or to a person named for plaintiff, is not supported by proof of a contract to deliver to and for such person," 41 nor does such proof support the allegation of a contract to deliver generally for plaintiff, without specifying to whom.42

Conditions limiting liability. Conditions in the contract limiting the carrier's liability should be

and plaintiff's cattle alone were in-
jured, the right of action would be
in him. Jacksonville, etc., R. Co. v.
Hall, 2 Ill. A. 618. (3) In an action
for damages alleged to have been
caused by the failure of a railroad
company to ship freight at a time
stipulated, it was error to submit to
the jury the question of damages
caused by the detention of the
freight shipped en route, under a
subsequent contract, especially as
the complaint did not contain any
allegation of a breach in that re-
spect. Waters v. Richmond, etc., R.
Co., 110 N. C. 338, 14 SE 802, 16 LRA
834. (4) In an action against car-
riers, to recover for injuries to
shipment of cattle, under an allega-
tion by defendants that the contract
of shipment was reduced to writing,

a

a

portion of the written contract stating that all verbal contracts in reference to the shipment were merged in the written instrument, is not admissible. Texas, etc., R. Co. v. Felker, 44 Tex. Civ. A. 420, 99 SW 439.

[b] What is not a variance. Where the petition in an action against a carrier for injuries to a shipment of horses alleged that the contract of shipment was made with station agents of the carrier and was ratified by a superior officer, it was permissible to show what the contract made with the station agents was, and that the same was ratified by a superior officer. Gulf, etc., R. Co. v. Cunningham, 51 Tex. Civ. A. 368, 113 SW 767.

34. Evansville, etc., R. Co. v. McKinney, 34 Ind. A. 402, 73 NE 148; Evansville, etc., R. Co. V. Kevekordes, (Ind. A.) 69 NE 1022; Texas, etc., R. Co. v. Rackusin, (Tex. Civ. A.) 145 SW 734. See also Gulf, etc., R. Co. v. Batte, (Tex. Civ. A.) 94 SW 345 (holding that, where, in an action against a railroad for damages resulting from negligence in transporting plaintiff's cattle, plaintiff alleged that the shipment was made under a written contract, proof of a verbal contract differing from such written contract, without a proper pleading impeaching the validity of the latter, was inadmissible).

35. Stewart v. Cleveland, etc., R. Co., 21 Ind. A. 218, 52 NE 89.

[a] Thus, where an owner of goods has brought an action of assumpsit against a terminal carrier to recover damages for the loss of, or injury to, the goods, and has rested his case on the implied common-law contract of a carrier to deliver goods safely, he cannot complain of a nonsuit entered against him, when it is developed during the course of the trial that he had entered into a special contract with the initial carrier, which contract covered the transportation of his property, not only over the lines of the initial carrier, but also over the lines of any connecting carrier necessary to reach the destination. Keller v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 45 Pa. Super. 383.

cord with the general rule).

37. Evansville, etc., R. Co. v. McKinney, 34 Ind. A. 402, 73 NE 148; Evansville, etc., R. Co. v. Kevekordes, (Ind. A.) 68 NE 1022. See also Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. Friedman, 128 Ga. 316, 57 SE 778 (holding that, where plaintiff sues on a verbal contract for shipment, and relies on such contract as the law implies from mere delivery of goods to a railroad company to be carried as freight, and no written contract was alleged, a written contract introduced by defendant was not relevant, and instructions with respect thereto do not furnish ground for motion for a new trial).

38. Weed v. Saratoga, etc., R. Co., 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 534.

[a] Thus, in assumpsit against a carrier, the declaration alleged that defendants undertook to carry for plaintiffs a trunk containing certain goods and bank bills in consideration of a certain reward, and that through defendants' negligence the trunk and its contents were lost. The proof showed that the trunk belonged to a stranger, and it did not appear that plaintiffs had any connection with it. The court said: "The proof is, at most, of a contract with the plaintiffs to carry the money only. The declaration then fails in describing correctly a special executory contract, wherein great exactness is always demanded. Where the declaration is on a promise to do several things, and only one is proved, this is a variance." Weed v. Saratoga, etc.. R. Co., 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 534, 538.

39. Hilt v. Campbell, 6 Me. 109; Harmony v. Bingham, 12 N. Y. 99, 62 AmR 142; Stone v. Knowlton, 3 Wend. (N. Y.) 374, and cases infra note 40.

[a] A contract in the alternative, to transport fifteen or twenty tons of marble from one place to another, must be stated according to the terms of it. If stated as an absolute contract for the transportation of twenty tons, and not of fifteen or twenty tons, the variance will be fatal. Stone v. Knowlton, 3 Wend. (N. Y.) 374.

[b] What is not a contract in the alternative.-A contract to transport goods to a particular place within a given time, for a stated sum, and that in case of failure there shall be a deduction from such sum. is not in the alternative. The act to be performed by defendant is the transportation of the property, and the consequence of nonperformance is the receipt of a less sum as freight, which is not strictly an alternative act to be done, but is rather in the nature of liquidated damages for nonperformance. Harmony v. Bingham, 12 N. Y. 99. 62 AmD 142.

40. Kansas City. etc.. R. Co. v. Pace, 69 Ark. 256, 63 SW 62; Stone v. Knowlton. 3 Wend. (N. Y) 374; Yate v. Willan, 2 East 128, 102 Reprint 317; Penny v. Porter, 2 East 2. 102 Reprint 268; and cases supra note 39.

36. Baltimore, etc., R. Co. V. Wood, 130 Ky. 839, 114 SW 734: Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Curry, 127 Ky. 643, 106 SW 294, 32 KyL 513 (both cases, by reason of special statutory provisions apparently are not in ac- Grate Co., 81 Ga. 602, 9 SE 600.

41. Atlanta. etc.. R. Co. v. Texas Grate Co., 81 Ga. 602, 9 SE 600. 42. Atlanta, etc.. R. Co. v

Texas

the shipment contract is error, where such issue was not raised by the pleadings.18

Inconsistent allegations. A demurrer will be sustained to a declaration which alleges an agreement that the goods consigned should be delivered in accordance with the directions of the consignor and not to the consignee, and which further alleges that such agreement was subject to the conditions of a written bill of lading which directed the delivery of the goods to the consignee.19

Use of terms of fixed meaning. Terms used in a complaint for loss of goods, that have acquired, in the commerce of the country a fixed and determinate meaning that courts and juries will readily understand, need no averment as to their meaning.5 Amendments. While the pleading cannot be amended so as to change an action ex contractu to one ex delicto,51 and where a petition alleges shipment, but not a special contract, plaintiff cannot be

required to amend by stating whether he shipped under an oral or written contract,52 yet, it seems, an amendment may be permitted where the complaint sets up one contract and the proof tends to show a different contract.53

[§ 547] m. Statement of Contract or Duty; Actions ex Delicto. Where a shipper elects to bring an action ex delicto against a carrier for damages arising from failure on its part to perform its duties as common carrier, he need not set out the precise terms of the contract of shipment.5 But either the duty on which the liability is alleged to be founded or the contract out of which the tort arises must be correctly stated;55 and a material variance between the duty or the contract as stated and the proof in support thereof may be fatal to a recovery;56 for, whether the action is in form ex contractu or ex delicto, if the cause of action as set forth originates in a contract, the contract must be proved as laid.57

Limitation of liability. In an action for loss or injury the shipper is not bound to plead the limitatation of liability contained in the contract of shipment. 58

Divisible averment. In actions of tort the decla

ration may contain a divisible averment, and a recovery may be had for as much as is proved.5

Waiver of objection for variance. If no objection was taken at the trial, to the variance between the pleading and the proof, the objection has been held to be waived.60

Amendment. If a declaration in an action against a carrier for damages states a cause of action at common law, it cannot be so amended as to charge a purely statutory liability.61

[§ 548] n. Duty to Carry Safely. It is not necessary to allege that it was defendant's duty to carry the goods safely, such duty being implied by law from the relation of common carrier to the goods.62

[§ 549] o. Notice of Claim for Loss or Damage. According to the weight of authority if the contract of shipment requires the giving of notice of a claim for damages for loss or injury within a specified time, and if such requirement is valid, the complaint, in an action on the contract, must allege the giving of such notice, or state facts which would amount to an excuse for failure to do so,65 or allege a waiver by the carrier of a compliance with

"In an action of tort arising out of a contract the statement of the contract is often as material as in an action on the contract itself. Ireland v. Johnson, 1 Bing. N. Cas. 162, 167. 27 ECL 588, 131 Reprint 1080. 56. See cases supra note 55. [a] Liability as warehouseman.— Plaintiff, having sued defendant on its liability as a common carrier, 62. Lang v. Brady, 73 Conn. 707, cannot recover on its liability as a 49 A 199; St. Louis, etc., R. Co. v. warehouseman. Normile v. Oregon Kimberlin, 51 Tex. Civ. A. 124, 111