Richberger v. American Express Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of the second district of Coahoma county. Hon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. The plaintiff’s declaration set out the following: That, on the twenty-third day of December, 1894, he delivered at the office of the defendant express company, in the town of Clarksdale, and to the agent in charge thereof, two certain packages, upon which he desired to prepay the charges from Clarksdale to the town of Tutwiler; that the said agent told him the amount necessary to…
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From the circuit court of the second district of Coahoma county. Hon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. The plaintiff’s declaration set out the following: That, on the twenty-third day of December, 1894, he delivered at the office of the defendant express company, in the town of Clarksdale, and to the agent in charge thereof, two certain packages, upon which he desired to prepay the charges from Clarksdale to the town of Tutwiler; that the said agent told him the amount necessary to prepay the same, which he thereupon paid to said agent, but called the attention of said agent to the fact that he was…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Plaintiff had been made to pay an overcharge on express matter from Clarksdale to Tutwiler, in this state, by the local agent of appellee, and the general agent had been seen, and stated that the matter would be arranged. Plaintiff saw the local agent about it on December 25, 1894, but was put off. Subsequently, the declaration avers, ‘‘said plaintiff, on or about the first day of January, 1895, went to the office of said express company . . . upon business with said company, when . . . said agent of said company in charge of the office informed plaintiff that he then and there desired to…
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