Edwards v. American Express Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of the defendant’s contract with the plaintiff, who resided at Auburn, Maine, to transport twenty-eight horses from1 East St. Eouis, Illinois, to Detroit, Maine. On the margin of the bill of lading, consignee’s request that the horses be fed and watered and unloaded at Auburn, Maine, besides Buffalo, New York.
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On report. This is an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of the defendant’s contract with the plaintiff, who resided at Auburn, Maine, to transport twenty-eight horses from1 East St. Eouis, Illinois, to Detroit, Maine. On the margin of the bill of lading, consignee’s request that the horses be fed and watered and unloaded at Auburn, Maine, besides Buffalo, New York. The stipulation in the bill of lading was for the transportation of twenty-eight horses, Big 4 Car 287, consigned to Jonas Edwards at Detroit, Maine. At the conclusion of the evidence, the case was reported to the Law…
1Opinion of the CourtWiiitehouse, C. J.
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of the defendant’s contract with the plaintiff who. icsided at Auburn, Maine, to transport 28 horses from East St.. Touis, Illinois, to Detroit, Maine.
The contract was evidenced by a bill of lading of the standard form employed in shipping livestock. The following memorandum, was written in pencil on the margin, namely: “Consignee’s request is that horses be fed and watered and unloaded at Auburn, Maine, besides Buffalo, New York.” The stipulation in the bill of lading was for the transportation of 28 horses Big 4 car 287, consigned…
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