United States v. Atlantic Coast Line R.
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
At Law. Action by the United States against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
Action for damages for loss of mail equipment and registered mail matter, while in transit over defendant’s line of railroad.
Plaintiff declared: (1) For destruction of mail pouches and other equipment, of the value of $135.85, the property of plaintiff, alleged to have been placed in- the possession of defendant pursuant to a contract of carriage and destroyed by the negligence of defendant’s employes. (2) For destruction or loss of certain diamonds, of the value of $6,208.27, and other registered mail matter, of the value of $2.50, of which plaintiff was the bailee as…
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- In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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- Caha v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. American Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. BeebeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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