American Railway Express Co. v. Snead

This action inyolyes the question of liability of the American Railway Express Company after the consolidation of' the express companies on June 21, 1918, under a war measure, for the loss of a trunk consigned to the Wells-Eargo Express Company, some weeks before the consolidation and never received by the consignee.

The principal defense here and in the court below was that the American Railway Express Company was not liable for consignments made to the Wells-Eargo Express Company, for the reason that, although the consolidation was made under executive order as a war measure, the Wells-Eargo…