Porteous v. Adams Express Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,-435, for the conversion of a package of jewelry delivered to defendant at the city of' New York for transportation to Pennsylvania, which was never delivered. The substance of the answer and reply is given in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,-435, for the conversion of a package of jewelry delivered to defendant at the city of' New York for transportation to Pennsylvania, which was never delivered. The substance of the answer and reply is given in the opinion. The case was tried before Holt, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,296. Prom an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment but granting that for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Plaintiff’s husband, J. S. Porteous, delivered at New York, for shipment to the plaintiff in Pennsylvania, a pasteboard box containing jewelry, the property of the plaintiff, alleged in the complaint to be of the value of $1,435. Defendant lost the package and its contents.
By its answer the defendant in effect admitted the receipt of a package, the contents of which it claimed were concealed, and alleged a contract embodied in the bill of lading issued to the shipper, containing this clause: “1. In consideration of the rate charged for carrying said property, which is regulated by the value…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Alair v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Livingston v. IvesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- O'Malley v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- J. J. Douglas Co. v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Rustad v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Huntley v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Brunswick Corp. v. Northwestern National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Semingson v. Stock Yards National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Porteous v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911