Alvord v. Moffatt

This was an action by Mrs. Moffatt, against the members of the Western Stage Company, to recover the value of a trunk and contents, alleged to have been lost by said company, in their character as common carriers. The plaintiff recovered below.

The points relied on here to reverse the case, are, that the evidence does not sustain the judgment, and that it discloses a fatal variance. We think the evidence tends to sustain the verdict. The variance is this: the declaration alleges that the trunk was received by the company to be conveyed to Charlestown, Illinois. In speaking of the place, some…