Adams Express Co. v. Cook
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Shelby Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Nunn
Reversing.
Appellee Cook recovered judgment against the express company for $1,500 damages, the full amount claimed in his petition. The action was to recover for. alleged injury to horses caused by delay in moving them' to destination and negligence of appellant’s servants in caring for them while in transit. The shipment was a carload of horses billed from Shelbyville, Kentucky, to Boston, Massachusetts, and was made upon, a written contract. The petition was a simple one to recover damages for breach of this contract, and sought to recover the whole loss.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Railroad Co. v. LockwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Citizens Telephone Co. v. City of NewportCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. LukeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Julius Kessler & Co. v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
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