Gardner v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

Plaintiff sued defendant in assumpsit. A jury returned a verdict finding the issues for plaintiff and assessing damages at $1,300. Defendant has appealed from a judgment entered upon the verdict in the sum of $1,160.

The declaration alleges, in substance, that defendant was a common carrier for hire and that on May 9, 1930, plaintiff delivered to it at Greenwood, Virginia, his horse, of the value of $2,500, to be taken care of and safely carried by defendant from Greenwood, Virginia, to Chicago, Illinois, and to be safely delivered by defendant to plaintiff at said last mentioned place; that…