Legal Opinion

American Railway Express Company v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 10, 1920PublishedCited by 68 opinions

Appeal from Harlan Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief J ustice .Carroll

Affirming’.

The purpose of this suit which was brought in July, 1919, by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, was to rpake the American Railway Express Company liable for certain judgments amounting in round numbers to $4,000.00 obtained by the Commonwealth against the Adams Express Company in the Harlan circuit court. The lower court gave judgment for the amount asked against the American Railway Express Company, and to have a reversal of that judgment it prosecutes this appeal.

There is no qiiestion made in the record or in the briefs of counsel for the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Grenell v. Detroit Gas Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
  2. City of Altoona v. Richardson Gas & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
  3. Jennings v. Crystal Ice Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. v. McFarland's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  5. Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad v. TaylorIndiana Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. West Texas Refining & D. Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933
  2. Pearson Ex Rel. Trent v. National Feeding Systems, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Kloberdanz v. Joy Manufacturing CompanyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1968
  4. American Railway Express Co. v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Jackson v. Diamond T. Trucking Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968

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