Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. Edson Brothers

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Plaintiff sued under the act of June 8, 1881, P. L. 86 for the value of property delivered to defendant by mistake and retained. Defendant appeals, because after verdict, the court granted plaintiff’s motion for judgment n. o. v. The evidence in part documentary and in part oral, discloses no dispute in essential facts; a question of law only is raised.

February 21, 1922, Emerson & Overstreet shipped a car of eggs from a point in Texas consigned to themselves at Philadelphia, taking from the carrier a straight or non-negotiable bill of lading. A straight bill as…