Christenson v. American Express Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was commenced in the district co'nrt for Blue Earth county, and was tried before a referee, who states the issues and his findings of facts in the case as follows : This is an action' brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant, the American Express Company, as a common carrier of goods, wares and merchandise, and charging that the said defendant as such carrier, on the 29th of April 1867, in consideration of a reasonable compensation to be paid therefor,…
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This action was commenced in the district co'nrt for Blue Earth county, and was tried before a referee, who states the issues and his findings of facts in the case as follows : This is an action' brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant, the American Express Company, as a common carrier of goods, wares and merchandise, and charging that the said defendant as such carrier, on the 29th of April 1867, in consideration of a reasonable compensation to be paid therefor, undertook and agreed with the plaintiffs to safely carry two chests of tea belonging to said plaintiffs, from the city of…
1Opinion of the Court
Berry, J".
By the Gowrt. The defendants are an express company engaged generally, and publicly, in the business of transmitting for hire, goods from place to place, and among others, from New York to Mankato. At different points to which their business extends, they establish local offices, at which an agent is stationed, whose duty it is to receive goods transmitted, and deliver the same to the consignee, as well as to receive goods for transmission. The defendants own no vehicles or other means of transportation, except such as are kept at their local offices, and used solely for the purpose…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hooper v. Wells, Fargo & Co.California Supreme Court · 1864
- Sweet v. . BarneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Buckland v. Adams Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Fairchild v. SlocumNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- Roberts v. TurnerNew York Supreme Court · 1815
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- Bank of Kentucky v. Adams Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Shriver v. Sioux City & St. Paul RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Scheffler v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Alair v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
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