Nonotuck Silk Co. v. Adams Express Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John H. Hume, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
This suit was brought in the municipal court of Chicago by appellee as a case of the fourth class, against appellant, to recover for the loss of goods of the plaintiff which were delivered by A. D. Juilliard & Co. to the defendant in New York' City, consigned to the plaintiff at Chicago, and were never delivered. The case was tried by the court without a jury on an agreed statement of facts and the testimony of a witness as to the law in New York. The defense was that by the contract of shipment the defendant’s liability was limited to $50, and that amount was tendered to the plaintiff. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Pope v. HankeIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co. v. JœstingIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Bernard v. Adams Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Plaff v. Pacific Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
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