Pennsylvania Railroad v. Smith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Eichmond is an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
In addition to the common counts in assumpsit, the amended declaration in this case contains a special count, the material averments of which are as follows: That the defendants (who are the plaintiffs in error) were common carriers for hire and reward, and as such, at their own risk and solicitation, received from the plaintiff three carloads of scrap iron and steel, which were consigned by the plaintiff at Eichmond, Va., to his own order at Pittsburg, Pa., with direction to notify Kane-Maloney Iron & Steel Co., “and in consideration of the delivery to the said defendants ... of said iron…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowers v. Richmond & Danville RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Davisson v. FordWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Whittenton Manuf'g Co. v. Memphis & Ohio River Packet Co.United States Circuit Court · 1884
- Gary v. Abingdon Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Southern Railway Co. v. Willcox & DeJarnetteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
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