Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Van Pelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 13, 1925No. 160PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
February 23, 1918, at Louisville, Kentucky, respondent’s assignor delivered to the Adams Express Company, a carload, consisting of 522 cases of fresh eggs, for transportation to New York City, there to be délivered to Harold L. Brown Company. The shipment was so delivered, March 4, 1918. This action was brought to recover damages for loss in market value due to delay in transportation. At the trial, respondent contended that the express company was bound to make delivery of the eggs' within a reasonable time, which he claimed to- be not more than 30 hours. It was shown that the price of eggs…
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