Coroneos Bros. v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 60, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiffs, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, April T., 1919, No. 99, for defendant non Obstante veredicto in the case of George Coroneos, Peter Coroneos and Harry Coroneos, trading as Coroneos Brothers, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Assumpsit on contract of shipment. Before MacNeille, J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 60, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiffs, from judgment of the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, April T., 1919, No. 99, for defendant non Obstante veredicto in the case of George Coroneos, Peter Coroneos and Harry Coroneos, trading as Coroneos Brothers, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Assumpsit on contract of shipment. Before MacNeille, J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The trial judge made a general finding in favor of the plaintiffs and subsequently the court in banc, on motion, entered judgment in favor of the defendant non obstante…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Linn, J.,
Plaintiffs’ appeal from judgment for defendant entered in the municipal court in a suit to recover for the unauthorized delivery of freight. A jury trial was waived. The only error assigned is the entry of the judgment.
The evidence showed that on May 29,1917, appellants delivered to appellee a shipment of olive oil consigned to themselves at Cleveland, Ohio, with instructions to notify Vitorio and Company. Vitorio did not accept the draft presented with the bill of lading and both papers were returned to the shippers. Arrival notices were duly sent, and after the expiration…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
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- Chambers v. American Railway Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
- Hilbert v. Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1922
- Monske v. American Railways Express Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County1924