Culbreth v. P. W. B. R.R. Co.

THIS was an action of assumpsit for alleged damages sustained on two boxes of soap shipped by the plaintiffs over the road of the defendant from Philadelphia to Dover, and upon a barrel of eggs to be shipped from the depot of the company at the latter place to Philadelphia, and also on a box of tobacco shipped over the road from Philadelphia to Dover and lost at the depot of the Company after its arrival at the latter place, amounting in the aggregate to $177.41. There were several counts in the narr against the company as common carriers, for the non-delivery of the soap and eggs, and also…