Legal Opinion
Singer v. American Express Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1920PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Thos. J. Seehorn, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
ELLISON, P. J
This action was instituted to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff to a carload of strawberries which were shipped from Hammond, Louisiana, to Kansas City, Missouri, on the 15th of April, 1,918. The judgment in the trial court was for the plaintiff.
The action is avowedly based solely on a carrier’s common-law liability as an insurer. Nothing was shown by plaintiff save that the berries were shipped from Hammond in good condition and that they arrived in Kansas City in bad condition and the amount of damages. There is no pretense of liability by reason of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brennisen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1916
- Collins v. Denver & Rio Grande Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Morrow France v. Wabash Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1924
- Hurley v. Ill. Cent. R.R. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ozark Fruit Growers Ass'n v. St. Louis-San Francisco R. R.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hurley v. Illinois Central RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1926