Gross v. Adams Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 196, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 44, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George J. Gross for the use of 'Sidney T. Repplier v. Adams Express Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a package of stained glass. Before Endlich, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $195. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 196, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Berks Co., Dec. T., 1906, No. 44, on verdict for plaintiff in case of George J. Gross for the use of 'Sidney T. Repplier v. Adams Express Company. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a package of stained glass. Before Endlich, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $195. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned amongst others were (2) in admitting depositions taken under commission, referred to in the opinion of the Superior Court, and (5) in refusing binding…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover damages for injuries to his property received, as he alleges, in the course of transportation by the defendant company from Jersey City to Reading, Pa. At the trial evidence was introduced from which the jury could find that the stained glass, the property mentioned, was carefully packed at New York by a competent person and delivered in good order for shipment to the defendant company. When the package reached its destination at Reading, the glass was found to be broken, and to recover its value this suit was brought.
The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- A. B. & J. Schaeffer v. Philadelphia & Reading RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Hollister v. HollisterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1847
- Rhymer v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1905