Adams Express Co. v. Egbert
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of assump/sit by Ur. A. R. Egbert against the Adams Express Company, for not delivering, in proper time, a box of drawings or architectural designs, sent by the plaintiff to the building committee of the Touro Almshouse, in New Orleans.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Cumberland county. This was an action of assump/sit by Ur. A. R. Egbert against the Adams Express Company, for not delivering, in proper time, a box of drawings or architectural designs, sent by the plaintiff to the building committee of the Touro Almshouse, in New Orleans. In the fall of 1858, the committee of the Touro Almshouse advertised for plans and specifications, and offered a premium of $500 to the successful competitor; and limited the time for presenting .them to the 1st November 1858. The plaintiff was a competitor for this • premium, and, on the 19th…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
String, J.
The express company are common carriers. In 1858, they received from the plaintiff below, a box containing plans and specifications, to be forwarded to a committee who had offered a premium of $500 to the successful competitor, for the best plans for the Touro Almshouse at New Orleans. The plaintiff’s drawings were sent for competition. In consequence of the default of the company, they were not delivered until after the appointed day for receiving them, nor until after the premium had been awarded. The committee was, however, then convened,…
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