Waterman v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

Suit was brought by appellant as plaintiff against appellee for damage to the contents, of a box shipped by her from New York to Washington. When delivered to her by defendant, she claimed the contents were mutilated and certain antique articles, a crystal clock, a copper urn and pewter ware, were damaged “beyond replacement or proper repair”. She claimed damages in the sum of $85, plus $40 for incidental personal expense of telephone calls, railroad fare and an effort to employ an attorney in New York.

The case was tried by the court and it found that the evidence…