Pullman Car Co. v. Krauss
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. Charles A. Senn. Action by Max Krauss against the Pullman Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. This is an action for breach of contract of carriage. The facts necessary to an understanding of the opinion are fully stated therein.
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Appeal from Birmingham City Court. Heard before Hon. Charles A. Senn. Action by Max Krauss against the Pullman Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. This is an action for breach of contract of carriage. The facts necessary to an understanding of the opinion are fully stated therein. Charges requested by the defendant not set out in the opinion are as follows: Charge 1. “If you believe the evidence, you cannot assess more than nominal damages in favor of plaintiff.” Charge 2. “I charge you that the rule or regulation which has been read to you in evidence is a reasonable…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
This suit AAras commenced on the 28th day of February, 1903, by Max Krauss against the Pullman Car Company. The complaint contained a single count, Avhich, as amended, is in this language: “Plaintiff claims of the defendant $1,950 damages for the breach of an agreement entered into by it on, to-AArit, January 30, 1903, by AArhich defendant for a valuable consideration promised to carry plaintiff as a passenger on a sleeping car from the city of Memphis, Tenn., to the city of Birmingham, Ala. Plaintiff aArers that defendant breached said promise in this: That defendant refused to carry…
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- Putnam v. . B'dway Seventh Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Nevin v. Pullman Palace Car Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Vedder v. . FellowsNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Memphis & Charleston Railroad v. GrahamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Illinois Central R. R. v. WhittemoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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