Taylor v. Adams Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 168, Oct. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1907, No. 3,828, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of Clarissa H. Taylor v. Adams Express Company. Case stated in trespass to determine liability for loss of furs. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff for $150, and interest only.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
A package of furs was delivered for the plaintiff to the defendant in Philadelphia to be transported to Jaeckel & Company in New York city. It was safely carried to that city but was lost from the defendant’s delivery wagon before it reached its destination. A valuation of $150 was put on the package by a maid at the house where the plaintiff lived. The value of the package was $800. The plaintiff contending that she is entitled to recover the full value of the property and the defendant denying liability beyond the value stated on the package have agreed on the case…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Forepaugh v. Del. R., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1889
- Hughes v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
- Fairchild v. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Trexler v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905
- Geyer v. United States Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
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