Adams Express Co. v. Carnahan
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Marion Superior Court; J. L. McMaster, Judge. Action by Susan E. Carnahan against the Adams Express Company to recover the value of an express package. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEoby, J.
Appellee brings this action to recover the value, found to be $300, of a pair of diamond earrings. Appellant concedes liability to the amount of $100, tendered that sum before suit, and keeps its tender good. The special finding shows the execution and delivery, at the time appellant received the articles, of an instrument in terms, so far as relevant, as follows: “Eead the mutual conditions of this contract, to which the shipper agrees by accepting this receipt containing the same. Adams Express Company. Kb. 180. (Not negotiable.) Millard Ave. Depot, Illinois, Dec. 23, 1897. Deceived of Mrs.…
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- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Grace v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Rosenfeld v. Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. RagsdaleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1896
- Adams Express Co. v. HarrisIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
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