Girardeau v. Southern Express Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Buchanan, J., Sumter, Action by Mary H. Girardeau against Southern Express Company, for damages for conversion of several pictures. Judgment for plaintiff.
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Before Buchanan, J., Sumter, Action by Mary H. Girardeau against Southern Express Company, for damages for conversion of several pictures. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. cite: Mode of delivery: 10 Met., 472; 31 Me., 409; 18 Vt., 131; 20 Conn., 354; 8 Taunt, 83, 443; 1 Gray, 263; 4 T. R., 581; 118 Mass., 201; 16 Gray, 132; 113 Mass., 521. Parol evidence as to bills of lading: 7 Mass., 297 — 300. What is conversion: 32 Barb., 396; 12 N. Y., 509. Presumption of negligence: 47 N. Y., 282; 93 N. Y., 532; 70 N. Y., 410; 9 Daly (N. Y.), 188. Proof of contents: 30 A. & E. R. R. Cases,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
In May, 1893, the plaintiff sent to the World’s Fair, at Chicago, for exhibition, two pictures, one known as “Spring” and the other as “Elopement,” both of which were embroidered in silk, and were executed in the year 1784, and also one sampler, which was worked in silk in the year 1808. These works of, art were duly exhibited at said World’s Fair in the city of Chicago, but at its close, on or about the 3d December, 1893, were returned by express to the plaintiff, at her home in Sumter, S. C. Adams Express Company received the…
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