Rich's Inc. v. Empire Gold Buying Service Inc.

Empire Gold Buying Service Inc. brought suit against Rich’s Inc., to recover $2919.84, alleged to be due to the plaintiff by reason of the defendant’s alleged negligence in reshipping to the plaintiff a portion of merchandise representing jewelry, etc., of the value alleged, by the Railway Express Agency Inc., at a declared valuation of only $50, thus preventing a recovery from the express company for loss or damage to the shipment in an amount above $50 — a sum far less than the actual value of the shipment. It appears from the allegations of the petition that on September 1, 1938, the…