Stanfield v. Frank Parmelee Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Wells M. Cook, Judge, presidipg. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1920.
1ConcurrenceJustice Thomson
specially concurring:
That the defendant is a common carrier, it does not deny. A common carrier of goods is, under the law, an insurer of the safe carriage and delivery of the articles delivered to it for transportation against all losses except such as' arise from the acts of God or the public enemy. A common carrier of passengers and their baggage is liable, in case of the loss of the baggage, only for the value of such articles as are held to be baggage, in its restricted sense, namely, such articles of wearing apparel and convenience as a passenger usually carries with him.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wabash Railroad v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Adams Express Co. v. HaynesIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Funkhouser v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Plaff v. Pacific Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Parmelee v. LowitzIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
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