Legal Opinion
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Kessler
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 7, 1949No. Record No. 3464PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether there was a proper delivery of goods by the defendant, Railway Express Agency, Inc.
On September 15, 1947, Jake M. Kessler, father of Marguerite Kessler, delivered to the defendant at Narrows, Virginia, two trunks and two cartons addressed to Mar*304guerite Kessler, 828 Park avenue, Richmond, Virginia. The shipment was valued at $500, for which an extra charge of forty cents was paid.
Miss Kessler, who lived with her parents at Narrows, had previously enrolled as a student at Richmond Professional Institute in Richmond and had been informed by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- North Pennsylvania Railroad v. Commercial Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Roth v. . Buffalo State Line R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Marshall v. WellsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
- Hutchinson v. United States Express Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Adams Express Co. v. DarnellIndiana Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Federal Express Corp. v. Tennessee State Board of EqualizationTennessee Supreme Court · 1986
- Richardson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1971