Union Storage & Transfer Co. v. Lamphere

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

Appellee purchased an antique marble top table and had it shipped from Mexico to Washington. He employed appellant, a local transfer company, to transport it from the Custom House to his apartment. At the entrance to the apartment the upright position of the table was reversed to facilitate its passage through the doorway; the top was dislodged and dropped to the tiled floor of the hall, breaking into some fifteen pieces.

Suit was filed by appellee. Trial was by the court without a jury and judgment was given against defendant, now appellant. In its appeal it assigns…