American Ry. Express Co. v. Bender

Stephen Bender and John Michael Btreibig, doing business as Bender, Streibig & Co., brought this original action against the American Railway Express Co. in the Hamilton Common Pleas to recover damages claimed to have been suffered by reason of delay in a shipment of a consignment of beans to Cincinnati.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of Bender et. for $500. Within three days from rendition of the judgment on the verdict, attorneys for Bender filed a motion asking the court to increase the verdict to $1021.35. This the court refused, but increased the amount to $918.13.

It was argued by…