Pacific Express Co. v. Foley
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Douglas District Court. On the 4th day of November, 1887, Peter T. Foley brought his action against the Pacific Express Company before a justice of the peace of Douglas county to recover $175, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him in the transportation of a box containing type and electrotype plates from Kansas City, Mo., to Lawrence, in this state, on October 15,1887, from the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company, at Kansas City, Mo., by the Pacific…
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Error from, Douglas District Court. On the 4th day of November, 1887, Peter T. Foley brought his action against the Pacific Express Company before a justice of the peace of Douglas county to recover $175, for damages alleged to have been sustained by him in the transportation of a box containing type and electrotype plates from Kansas City, Mo., to Lawrence, in this state, on October 15,1887, from the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company, at Kansas City, Mo., by the Pacific Express Company. The following is a copy of the receipt given by the express company for the box in controversy : “ Read this…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The principal question in this case is, what effect is to be given to the following language of the receipt executed by the express company:
“It is hereby expressly agreed that the said Pacific Express Company is not to be held liable for any loss or damage, except as forwarders only; nor for any loss or damage of any box, package or thing for over $50, unless the just and true value thereof is herein stated.”
It appears that the type and electrotype plates were shipped from Kansas City to Lawrence by the A. N. Kellogg News*460paper Company,…
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