Legal Opinion
Okin v. Sullivan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 1, 1940PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHonan, J.
This is an action of contract to recover damages for the failure of the defendant, a common carrier, to deliver a bundle containing twenty-one coats to the plaintiff’s consignee by a certain date, and for unreasonable delay in returning the goods to the plaintiff. There was evidence that these were seasonal goods, upon which the plaintiff placed a value of $75 when they were left with the defendant for shipment, and that after the goods were refused by the consignee, the plaintiff “shopped around and sold them for $25.” The judge found for the plaintiff in the sum of $50. The defendant…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Forbes v. Gordon & Gerber, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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- Burns v. WinchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Barsky v. HansenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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- Madden v. Malmart Mortgage Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1984
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