Legal Opinion
Kirwan v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 24, 1935No. Appeal 61PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Stadtfeld, J.,
This is an action of assumpsit for damages for alleged breach of contract by a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce for loss or theft of a scarf pin of the value of $400.
On June 1, 1929, plaintiff, A. J. Kirwan, delivered to the defendant, Railway Express Agency, Inc., at the city of Miami, State of Florida, one trunk, containing certain goods and chattels of the value of $1,500, for shipment and transportation to No. 416 Neville Street, in the city of Pittsburgh, State of Pennsylvania, plaintiff paying to defendant at the time of shipment $10.37 made up of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Yaeck v. Adams Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
- Bell Telephone Co. v. American Railway Express Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Kaplan v. Director General of RailroadsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hecker Products Corp. v. Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1941
- Household Goods Carriers' Bureau and Movers' & Warehousemen's Association of America, Inc., on Behalf of Their Members v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, National Industrial Traffic League, Intervenor. Movers Round Table v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, National Industrial Traffic League, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Household Goods Carriers' Bureau v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978