Reynolds v. Adams Express Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil aotioN tried before Webb, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1916, of Eoesyth. Tbe action was to recover for injuries to a racing mare, shipped by express over a route of defendant company from 'Winchester, Ya., to Hanover, Pa., in September, 1913. There was denial of liability on the part of defendant, and plea, further, that in reference to this shipment defendant was a common carrier, engaged in interstate commerce; that it had filed its schedule of rates with the…
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Civil aotioN tried before Webb, J., and a jury, at May Term, 1916, of Eoesyth. Tbe action was to recover for injuries to a racing mare, shipped by express over a route of defendant company from 'Winchester, Ya., to Hanover, Pa., in September, 1913. There was denial of liability on the part of defendant, and plea, further, that in reference to this shipment defendant was a common carrier, engaged in interstate commerce; that it had filed its schedule of rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission, and under the contract of shipment the company’s liability, in any event, was restricted to…
1Opinion of the Court
Hoicg, J.,
after stating the case: The complaint alleged and the proof on the part of plaintiff tended to show that in September, 1913, “the plaintiff through his duly authorized agent, H. N. Reaves, and in the name of said H. N. Reaves, contracted with the defendant to carry by express two race horses from the town of Winchester, Ya., to the town of Hanover, Pa., and that said H. N. Reaves paid the defendant the charges required for the transportation of said horses by express and contracted with the plaintiff’s agent to ship them by express from Winchester, Ya., to Hanover, Pa. When the car…
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