Legal Opinion
Manhattan Storage & Transfer Co. v. Davis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1955No. 1658PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellee Davis contracted with the Manhattan Storage & Transfer Co., Inc., appellant herein, in September 1951 for the storage of certain household furniture and personal effects. After requesting their return in November 1953 she discovered many items were missing and others damaged. She then filed suit for damages. Appellant admitted the existence of the contract and conceded that when the property was returned certain items were missing. However, it alleged that the contract of storage contained a limitation of liability. Appellant then filed a third-party complaint…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- District Motor Co. v. RodillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Meyer v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Hillyard v. Smither & Mayton, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- UNION STORAGE COMPANY v. PayteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962