Southern Express Co. v. Armstead

The appellee claimed damages of the appellant, as a common carrier, on account of the loss of certain goods through its carelessness. The evidence was, in substance, as follows: M. Meyer & Co., merchants in Selma, sent to the express company’s office, by a drayman of their house, a box of goods, and a blank receipt for the same, to be signed by the company. The drayman returned with the box and receipt unsigned, saying the agent refused to take the box. A clerk of the house then accompanied the drayman to the express office, to see what he could accomplish. He was told by Warren, an agent of…