Legal Opinion
United States Express Co. v. Rush
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1865PublishedCited by 10 opinions
APPEAR from tbe Delaware Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
This action was brought by the appellees to charge'tbe'appellant/asa common barrier,for the loss of a package of money, for which the follówing receipt had been given:
'' United States■ Express Company,
Chesterfield, Ind., Sept. 19,1864.
“Received of Pittsford $ Makepeace, one package, said to contain money, valued at fourteen hundred and forty-three dollars and 40-100, marked Beese, Bush § Co., Fairmont, Ind., which we undertake to forward to the nearest-point of destination reached by this company, perils of navigation excepted. * * * And it is expressly agreed that the United States Express…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baldwin v. American Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Hempstead v. New York Central Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- Newstadt v. AdamsThe Superior Court of New York City · 1855
- Brown v. ThissellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1850
- Russell v. LivingstonNew York Supreme Court · 1855
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Mulligan v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1873
- Coates v. United States Express Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. WoodwardIndiana Supreme Court · 1904
- McCarn v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892
- Pennsylvania Co. v. FairchildIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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