Peyton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

Petitioner brought this suit in the District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging that respondent, known to be an interstate carrier, had negligently failed to deliver to the addressee in California a package shipped from Waco, Texas, and claiming damages in the sum of $750,-000. The trial court ordered petitioner to attach to his complaint a copy of the express receipt which he received upon delivering the package to respondent. This receipt contained a $50 valuation. Thereupon the court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the amount in…