Armour v. United States Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 166, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 782, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Hugh I. Armour v. United States Express Company. Assumpsit against a carrier to recover damages for an alleged delay in delivering a shipment of turkeys. Before Kinsey, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The trial judge gave binding instructions for plaintiff.
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Appeal, No. 166, Oct. T., 1912, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June T., 1905, No. 782, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Hugh I. Armour v. United States Express Company. Assumpsit against a carrier to recover damages for an alleged delay in delivering a shipment of turkeys. Before Kinsey, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. The trial judge gave binding instructions for plaintiff. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $118.29. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
The plaintiff consigned about 3,000 pounds of dressed turkeys by the defendant express company, from Romney, West Virginia, to Murdock & Co., at Philadelphia. Shipment was made November 21, 1904, at 12 p. m. and the goods arrived at Philadelphia at 7 a. m. November 23. Plaintiff alleged that they should have arrived on November 22, at 7 a. m. and seeks to recover dam*331ages ($81.59) for the deterioration of sixty-three pounds, of the turkeys which were unsalable when delivered, and the loss in market value for about 2,900 pounds due to a fall in price which occurred the day…
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