Head v. Pacific Express Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Smith County. Tried below before J. W. Beard, Esq., Special Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLSON, Chief Justice.
Appellant, residing at Tyler, was the owner of a diamond ring worth $275 or $300, in the possession of a Miss James, at Bowie. Miss James placed the ring, with ceri-un photographs and letters, in a- pasteboard box about ten inches in width, fifteen inches in length and one inch in depth, and on November 5, 1908, after she had securely wrapped the box with paper, tied it with twine and addressed it, in compliance with appellant’s instructions to do so, delivered it to the Wells-Eargo & Co. Express at Bowie for transportation and delivery to appellant at Tyler. When the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- W. A. Ryan & Co. v. M., K. & T. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1886
- Houston & T. C. R. R. Co. v. BurkeTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- Southern Pacific Railway Co. v. R. E. Maddox & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Pacific Express Co. v. HertzbergCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- Pacific Express Co. v. PitmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hitson v. GilmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Barber v. KeelingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Pacific Express Co. v. RossCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. HueberCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Amberson v. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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