Legal Opinion
Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. Goodman's New York & Connecticut Express Corp.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 10, 1942PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
This case involves liability for the value of goods shipped by common carrier, taken from its possession by a third party. The suit was brought by the carrier against the converter. A demurrer was filed to the complaint but, in view of the subsequent trial on the merits in which the same legal issues were involved, the overruling of the demurrer did not harm the defendant. Mechanics Bank v. Woodward, 74 Conn. 689, 691, 51 Atl. 1084; Conn. App. Proc., § 41. Assignments of error attacking the finding are not pursued on the brief.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- White v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1842
- Brewster v. WarnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- President, Directors & Co. of the Mechanics Bank v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- First National Bank v. BroderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Associates Discount Corp. v. GillineauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Putnam, Coffin & Burr, Inc. v. HalpernSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Holmes v. FreemanConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
- Vanderlip v. VanderlipSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Wallander v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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