Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. v. Southern Express Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the defendant.0 Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company brings error to an adverse judgment in an action of assumpsit against the Southern Express Company to recover damages for the loss of certain farmers’ notes given for fertilizers, which were delivered by the plaintiff’s agent to the defendant at Cunningham, North Carolina, to be transported thence to the city of Richmond for delivery to the plaintiff.
The receipt given by the defendant for the notes contained the stipulation that “In no event shall the Southern Express Company be liable for any loss or damage unless the claim therefor shall be presented…
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- Terry v. McClungSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Liquid Carbonic Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Taylor v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
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