Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Pennsylvania R.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1947No. 520PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
The sole question involved in this appeal is the measure of damages to be applied for the loss of a part of a shipment of household goods forwarded by plaintiff-appellant via the railroad line of defendant-appellee from New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Houston, Texas. By stipulation the missing part of the shipment was valued at :$900 and that amount was claimed by plaintiff. Defendant admitted liability for the loss but claimed that it was covered by an agreed valuation of $26 on the basis of a minimum freight rate obtained by plaintiff in accordance with tariffs filed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Union Pacific Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- American Express Co. v. United States Horse Shoe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Greyvan Lines, Inc. v. NesmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Kellett v. Alaga Coach Lines, Inc.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1948