Ross v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. John Gf. Park, Judge. (1) The respondent had no interést whatever in the property and hence has not been, nor could be damaged if the property was lost. The demurrer to the evidence ought to have been sustained.
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Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. John Gf. Park, Judge. (1) The respondent had no interést whatever in the property and hence has not been, nor could be damaged if the property was lost. The demurrer to the evidence ought to have been sustained. Dicey on Parties to Action (2 Am, Ed.), 350, 351; Hale on Bailments and Carriers, 516, 517; Hutchinson on Carriers, sec. 720, 732; Redfield on Carriers, sec. 322; Edwards on Bailments, sec. 665; Schouler on Bailments, sec. 117; Green y. Clarke, 13 Barb. 57; Krulder v. Ellison, 47 N. Y. 36; Thompson y. Fargo, 49 N. Y. 188; Lockhart v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
This suit originated in a justice’s court, from which it was appealed to the circuit court, where it was again tried, the judgment being for the plaintiff. Defendant appealed.
On May 14, 1903, plaintiff delivered to the defendant a certain piece of furniture called a “davenport” for transportation to East Cambridge, Massachusetts, consignee Mrs. Jas. P. Campbell, care of C. J. Anderson, Met. St. Warehouse, 134 Mass. ave. Mrs. Campbell after a time notified plaintiff that she had not received the furniture, whereupon she began Avriting letters to defendant about its non-delivery. In October,…
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- Union Railroad & Transportation Co. v. TraubeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- D. Klass Commission Co. v. Wabash RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899
- Gashweiler v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Atchison v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Carter v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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- Schneider v. Campbell 66 Express, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1959
- National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City v. Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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