Wilson v. Adams Express Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 200, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., June T., 1917, No. 162, in favor of plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury, in the suit of H. H. Wilson v. Adams Express Co. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a carload of horses. Before Whitehead; P. J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 200, Oct. T., 1918, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lycoming Co., June T., 1917, No. 162, in favor of plaintiff in case tried by the court without a jury, in the suit of H. H. Wilson v. Adams Express Co. Trespass to recover damages for injuries to a carload of horses. Before Whitehead; P. J., without a jury. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court found in favor of the plaintiff for $1,346. Subsequently the court modified its order and entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant in the sum of $959. Plaintiff appealed. Errors…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
On February 24,1917, the plaintiff delivered to the defendant company seven horses for transportation from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to the City of New York. The defendant is and was a common carrier engaged in *387interstate commerce. The car in which the horses were loaded for transportation and in which they were being carried was wrecked at or near Bristol, Pennsylvania. Four of the horses were killed and the remaining three injured. The plaintiff brought this action of trespass to recover damages for the loss thus sustained by him. The defendant filed no affidavit of…
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