Adams Express Co. v. Carnahan
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Marion Superior Court; J. L. McMaster, Judge. Action by Susan E. Carnahan against the Adams Express Company to recover the value of an express package. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion
On Petition for Rehearing.
Roby, J.
The special finding, in addition to the facts enumerated in the opinion, shows that Mrs. Tebbetts paid defendant, as its express charges upon said package, the sum of thirty-five cents; that appellant, by its agent, concurrently with the delivery of said package to it, and at the time of its acceptance for carriage, executed and delivered to said Mrs. Tebbetts the written contract heretofore set out. The appellee did not see said contract or know of its contents until after it had been executed and delivered.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Zimmer v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Hill v. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel, & Western RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Armstrong v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Daniels v. BrodieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
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