Kahn v. American Railway Express Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. Action by E. Kahn against the American -Railway Express Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
PORRENBARGER, JUDGE:
The judgment complained of on this writ of error was rendered in favor of the defendant, on a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence, in an action of assumpsit against a common carrier engaged in interstate transportation, for the value of goods delivered to it at Bluefield, West Virginia, for carriage to the City of New York and delivery there, and not delivered, but, on the contrary, lost by the carrier.
The goods in question were part of a consignment of furs, from the plaintiff to the firm of Kruskal and Kruskal of New York, invoiced at the sum of $1-422.50. The package…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Craft v. IshamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1838
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- Spartan Mills v. Davis, Dir. Gen.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
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