Legal Opinion
American Exp. Co. v. Lankford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1899No. 1,115PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Error to the United States Court of Appeals in the Indian Territory.
1Opinion of the Court
CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.
J. D. Lankford and E. Lankford, husband and wife, brought this action against the American Express Company, before a United States commissioner in the Indian Territory, to recover the sum of $196, the value of ,a gold ring set with a diamond, alleged to have been delivered to the defendant as a common carrier, to be carried to Chicago, and lost through its negligence. It appearing that the ring was the property of Mrs. Lankford, the action was dismissed as to her husband, J. D. Lankford. The plaintiff recovered judgment before the United States commissioner, and also…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Koch v. KimberlingSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- First Nat. Bank of Kansas City v. RushCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- American Express Co. v. LankfordCourt Of Appeals Of Indian Territory · 1897
- American Express Co. v. LankfordCourt Of Appeals Of Indian Territory · 1898
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Smith v. TravelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Higbee v. City of BartlesvilleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
- West Pub. Co. v. Edward Thompson Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1907