Blair v. American Forwarding Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. McKenzie Cleland, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. Defendant in error, Minerva Blair, brought suit in the Municipal Court against the plaintiff in error, the American Forwarding Company. A jury trial was had, resulting in a verdict and judgment against the defendant for $278.75, to reverse which the cause is before us on a writ of error.
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Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. McKenzie Cleland, Judge, presiding. Statement by the Court. Defendant in error, Minerva Blair, brought suit in the Municipal Court against the plaintiff in error, the American Forwarding Company. A jury trial was had, resulting in a verdict and judgment against the defendant for $278.75, to reverse which the cause is before us on a writ of error. Defendant in error claimed damages sustained by reason of the alleged failure of plaintiff in error to safely carry and deliver to her a box containing some clothing and other articles, delivered to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baldwin
We have carefully considered the arguments of counsel and have examined the cases submitted, among which are Bare v. The American Forwarding Co., 146 Ill. App. 388, and the same as reported in 242 Ill. 298; also, the Interstate Commerce Commissions Decisions in Export Shipping Co. v. Wabash R. R. Co. et al., 14 I. C. C. Rep. 437, and California Commercial Ass’n v. Wells Fargo & Co., 14 I. C. C. Rep. 422.
The facts before this court in the Bare case were very different from those in the case at bar, and may have warranted entirely different conclusions than can be reached in this case. In that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bare v. American forwarding Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Bare v. American Forwarding Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1909
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