Dodge v. Adams Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 24, March T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 428, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of H. C. Dodge v. Adams Express Company. Assumpsit for loss of goods. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defónse. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case.
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Appeal, No. 24, March T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Dauphin Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 428, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of H. C. Dodge v. Adams Express Company. Assumpsit for loss of goods. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defónse. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was order making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The plaintiff knowingly and willfully obtained transportation for the goods at less than the regular rate by…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
There is nothing in the defendant’s affidavit to negative any one of the following propositions: The defendant was and is a common carrier engaged in the transportation of merchandise between various points, among them the city *484of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania and the city of New York. The plaintiff delivered to it a package of goods in Harrisburg for transportation to New York. The value of the package so delivered was $160. The defendant, in violation of the obligation created by the law under such circumstances, failed to transport and deliver the said package at its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Wright v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Wright v. Adams Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Blackburn v. Adams Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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- Dodge v. Adams Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
- Paramount Dress Co. v. Kirby & Kirby, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Quaker Worsted Mills Corp. v. Howard Trucking Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Peters v. East Penn Township School DistrictSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956