Pennsylvania R. v. Raiordon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 147 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 76 ■ June Term 1885, C. P. No. 1. On June 16,1885, Cornelius Raiordon brought an action in case against the Pennsylvania Railroad' Company to recover for the loss of a horse shipped upon the defendant’s road.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. No. 147 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 76 ■ June Term 1885, C. P. No. 1. On June 16,1885, Cornelius Raiordon brought an action in case against the Pennsylvania Railroad' Company to recover for the loss of a horse shipped upon the defendant’s road. The declaration averred that the defendant company was a common carrier, and charged that on March 31, 1885, the plaintiff delivered and the defendant received a horse, alive and in good condition, to be conveyed from Walkersville, Frederick county, Maryland, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Williams :. It is too late to deny that in Pennsylvania a common carrier may limit his liability by special contract. In Atwood v. Reliance Transportation Company, 9 W. 87, Gibson, C. J., recognized the rule as well established, although expressing grave doubts of its wisdom. In Laing v. Colder, 8 Pa. 479, this court again gave its assent to the rule, while Bell, J., by whom the opinion was delivered, expressed his sympathy with the doubt of Chief Justice Gibson. The same rule has been held in many later eases, among which are Powell v. Penn. R. Co., 32 Pa. 414; Amer.…
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- American Express Co. v. SandsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1878
- Powell v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1859
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