69 Iowa 485 | Iowa | 1886
The carrier is held to be an insurer of the safety of the' property while he has it in possession as a carrier. His undertaking for the care and safety of the property arises by the implication of law out of the contract for.its carriage. ■The rule which holds him to be an insurer of the property is founded upon considerations of public policy. The reason of the rule is that, as the carrier ordinarily has the absolute
The judgment of the circuit court will be
Reversed.