Meade v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The schedules and fares and charges and baggage regulations filed by the carrier with the Interstate Commerce Commission fixing the limit of liability for loss of baggage, bind the carrier and- passenger in interstate transporation. Ford v. Railroad (Supreme Court of Minn. Oct. 3, 1913), American Silver Mfg.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The schedules and fares and charges and baggage regulations filed by the carrier with the Interstate Commerce Commission fixing the limit of liability for loss of baggage, bind the carrier and- passenger in interstate transporation. Ford v. Railroad (Supreme Court of Minn. Oct. 3, 1913), American Silver Mfg. Co. v. Railroad, 156 S. ~W. 830; Joseph v. Railroad, J57 S. "VV. 837; McElvaine v. Railroad, 158 S. W. 464; Clegg v. Railroad, 203 Fed. 971; Railroad v. Miller, 162 S. W. 73. An interstate carrier issuing-a…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages alleged to have accrued to plaintiff through the breach of a contract of carriage. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
The controversy in the case relates to a limitation on the amount to be recovered under the contract in suit, and this is to be determined on a consideration of the form of the action employed. Defendant is a common carrier of passengers and baggage. On February 15, 1910, plaintiff purchased á ticket from defendant in.St. Louis, entitling her to passage for herself and baggage from St. Louis, Missouri, to Brownsville, Texas, and…
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- Boylan v. Hot Springs RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Chlanda v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Clark v. St. Louis, Kansas City, & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Sage v. FinneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- Heil v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1885
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