American Express Co. v. Iowa
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SITPREME COTJRT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. The American Express Company received at Rock Island, Illinois, on or about March 29,1900, four boxes of merchandise to be carried to Tama, Iowa, to be' there delivered to four different persons, one of the packages being consigned to each. The shipment was C. O. D., three dollars to be collected on each package, exclusive of thirty-five cents for carriage on each.
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ERROR TO THE SITPREME COTJRT OF THE STATE OF IOWA. The American Express Company received at Rock Island, Illinois, on or about March 29,1900, four boxes of merchandise to be carried to Tama, Iowa, to be' there delivered to four different persons, one of the packages being consigned to each. The shipment was C. O. D., three dollars to be collected on each package, exclusive of thirty-five cents for carriage on each. On March 31 the merchandise reached Tama, and on that day was seized in the hands of the express agent. This was based on an information before a justice of the peace, charging…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Although the majority of the Supreme Court of Iowa doubted the correctness of a ruling previously made by that court, nevertheless it was adhered to under the rule of stare decisis, and was made the basis of the decision in this cause. In the previous case it was held by the Supreme Court of Iowa that, where merchandise was received by a carrier with a duty to collect the price on delivery to the consignee, the merchandise remained the property of the consignor, and was held by the carrier as his agent .with authority to complete the sale. Upon this premise it was decided that intoxicating…
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