Myers v. American Railway Express Co.

This is an action to recover the value of goods shipped by the plaintiff from Philadelphia to Boston, which the plaintiff alleges were misdelivered by the defendant.

The plaintiff, a manufacturer of clothing in Philadelphia, on July 6,1921, received a telegram from Boston signed “M. Allman 455 Columbus Ave.,” requesting him to submit samples of clothing at lowest prices for ten-day payment; in response thereto the plaintiff sent samples by parcel post to “M. Allman, 455 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Mass.,” and later received another telegram that the samples were satisfactory and ordering certain…