Legal Opinion
American Railway Express Co. v. F. S. Royster Guano Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 26, 1925PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChristian, J.
In 1917 the Southern Express Company, that was then doing business in Virginia and other Southern States, had delivered to it, at Richmond, Virginia, on the 27th day of September, 1917, two packages of tax tags, valued at $450.00, consigned to the F. S. RoysterGuano Company, at Norfolk, Virginia. These packages were lost in transit, and the consignee filed claim with the express company before July 1, 1918, for its-*605damage by reason of the loss. Prior to this latter date the Director-General of Railroads required all the express companies doing business over the railroads in the United States…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wilcher v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- American Railway Express Co. v. DowningSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Kingsland & Co. v. ForrestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
- White's Administrator v. PalmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
- Wilson v. HatfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Duffy v. HartsockSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Juneau Spruce Corp. v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's UnionDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1955
- American Railway Express Co. v. Royster Guano Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Burks Bros. of Virginia, Inc. v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Guerin Mills, Inc. v. BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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