Legal Opinion
Railway Express Agency v. United States
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided December 10, 1953No. Civ. A. No. 3601PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYCHE, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiff brought suit to recover express charges on a shipment of peaches from Columbia, S. C., to Baltimore, Maryland, in the month of July, 1952. The complaint alleged the refusal of the Baltimore consignee to accept delivery, necessitating a forced sale by plaintiff of this perishable commodity» netting the sum of $55, and leaving a balance due on the express charges in the amount of $184.09.
In his answer defendant admitted the shipment but alleged that plaintiff had delayed the shipment en route to the consignee to such an extent that the market was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. LindellSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Norton v. ShotmeyerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1947
- Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce Exchange, Inc. v. New York Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
3Cited by5 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company, a Corporation of the State of Delaware v. Miller Abattoir Company, a Corporation of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. v. H. Rouw Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Condakes v. Southern Pacific Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1968
- Walsky Construction Co. v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Popular Democratic Party v. FerréSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1970