Adams Express Co. v. Byers
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Boone Circuit Court: Samuel B. Artman, Judge. Action by Carl S. Byers against the Adams Express Company and another. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant Adams Express Company appeals. (Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1909 p. 590.)
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellee Byers sued appellant and appellee American Express Company to recover the value of seven chickens that died while being carried by the express eom*34panies from Hazelrigg, Indiana, to the Tri-Centennial Exposition at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1907.
There was a trial by the court, special findings of fact, and conclusions of law thereon, and judgment for Byers for $1,000 against the Adams Express Company, and for the American Express Company against Byers for costs. Prom this judgment the Adams Express Company appeals.
The uncontroverted facts are that Byers was a breeder and shipper of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hill v. Boston, Hoosac Tunnel, & Western RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Adams Express Co. v. CarnahanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1902
- Seller v. Steamship PacificDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1861
- Benson v. Oregon Short Line RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1909
- Russell v. Erie RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
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- Adams Express Co. v. WelbornIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915