Produce Reporter Co. v. Adams Express Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John C. Scovel, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baker
The Produce Reporter Company, defendant in error, sued plaintiff in error, the Adams Express Company, for damages for alleged negligent delay in carrying and delivering to F. B. Bell at Machipongo, Va., a book shipped by the plaintiff. The case was submitted to the court, plaintiff had judgment for sixty dollars damages and the defendant prosecutes this writ of error.
June 16, 1909, plaintiff entered into a contract with Bell by which he engaged the service “Class C” of plaintiff for one year from July 1, 1909, and agreed to pay therefor sixty dollars. The.service “Class C” consisted of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Illinois Central Railroad v. Cobb, Christy & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Adams Express Co. v. StettanersIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Benton v. J. A. Fay & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. HaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Adams Express Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Dwyer v. American Railway Express Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1935