American Ry. Express Co. v. Dunnaway & Lambert

J. E. Dunnaway and Joe Lambert, partners under the firm name of Dunnaway & Lambert, sue the American Railway Express Company, a corporation, for $1,000 damages for failure to deliver one hog received by it as a common carrier at Middle Point, Ohio, to be delivered to plaintiffs, for a reward, at Birmingham, Ala., which it failed to deliver. The case was tried on plea of general issue. No special pleas were filed. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff; judgment was rendered thereon by the court, and from it the defendant appeals.

The plaintiffs introduced evidence showing or tending…