American Ry. Express Co. v. Baer

Mrs. Lucien Baer sues the American Railway Express Company, a corporation for damages for failure to deliver, for a reward, within a reasonable time, a sable scarf fur. A. Nachman, as agent of plaintiff, delivered it to the defendant on October 18, 1920, to be shipped by the express company to Gottlieb Bros., New York. On October 22, 1920, after its arrival in New York, the fur was stolen by an employe of the defendant. The authorities of the United States arrested the thief, secured from him the fur, kept it as evidence in the criminal case until January 19, 1921, when it was delivered to…