Adams Express Co. v. Schlessinger
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 27, to July Term 1872. This was an action on the case brought March 4th 1871, by Mary E. Schlessinger against The Adams Express Company.
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Error to the District Court of Philadelphia: No. 27, to July Term 1872. This was an action on the case brought March 4th 1871, by Mary E. Schlessinger against The Adams Express Company. The first count charged that the plaintiff delivered to the defendants divers goods (which were described) of the value of $20,000, to be taken care of and safely kept and delivered to the plaintiff on demand; that the defendants did not take proper care of the goods, nor deliver them when demanded, but by their negligence the goods were lost; the second count charged that the defendants had the care of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, May 11th 1874, by
Mercur, J.
The argument in this case has taken a wide range. The great antiquity of some of the property, as well as the diversified character and alleged yalue of many of the articles, have given ample grounds for discussion.
The legal questions to be determined are few. The jury passed upon the value of the property, under a careful and restraining charge of the court. They were properly instructed as to the discharge of their duties; under the conflicting evidence, the measure of damages was properly submitted to them. We discover no…
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