Adams Express Co. v. Tucker

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Midler

— Reversing.

On August 17, 1911, the appellee, C. T. Tucker, delivered to the Adams Express Company, in;. Frankfort, a small paste hoard box tied with a string for shipment to “R. Russell, 2145 South Grand Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.” The express agent gave Tucker the usual receipt for the box, which recited that is was “sealed and said to contain diamonds valued at $500.00.”

Tucker testified that he told Huhn, the agent, to look and see that the diamonds were in the box, and that Huhn replied he was not permitted to do so by the company. Tucker further testified…