Legal Opinion
American Railway Express Co. v. Lindenburg
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 15, 1923No. 138PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutherland
On July 22, 1918, at Indianapolis, Indiana, respondent caused to be delivered to petitioner two trunks weighing 200 pounds and 100 pounds, respectively, and a package weighing 10 pounds, for transportation to him at Charleston, West Virginia. A receipt was given for the property, which recited that its terms and conditions were agreed to by the shipper. The receipt, • among other things, stipulated that in no event “ shall this Company be held liable or responsible, nor .shall any demand be made upon it beyond the sum of fifty dollars upon any shipment of 100 lbs. or less, and for not…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- McCullough v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by121 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. NothnagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hoskins v. Bekins Van LinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Thomas Deiro v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- American Railway Express Co. v. LeveeSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Illinois Steel Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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