Cohn v. Levinson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Clearfield Co., May T., 1906, No. 383, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sol Cohn v. J. C. Levinson. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered.
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Appeal, No. 18, Oct. T., 1907, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Clearfield Co., May T., 1906, No. 383, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Sol Cohn v. J. C. Levinson. Assumpsit for goods sold and delivered. At the trial the defendant made the following offer: Mr. Wilson: We propose to prove by this witness, first, that he is the agent of the Adams Express Company, at DuBois; that he was such in 1905; that as such he received a package of coats; that they were light coats, that is, that the color of the coats was light; that they were bound up in a plain piece of paper and tied around with…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The wife of the defendant, who was a merchant in DuBois, Pa., selected and bought at the store of the plaintiff, a merchant in Philadelphia, the goods for the price of which this action is brought. She directed that the merchandise bought be delivered by the plaintiff to the Adams Express Company in Philadelphia for transportation to DuBois. These directions were followed, but when the package arrived at destination it was found that the paper wrapping had been torn or destroyed in part and the contents, articles of wearing apparel, light in color, had become soiled and…
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