Bell Telephone Co. v. American Railway Express Co.

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

The plaintiff recovered a verdict i'n an action of assumpsit for breach of contract on the part of the defendant in the transportation of a package of merchandise carried from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Subsequently the court entered judgment for the defendant 'non obstante veredicto. The subject of the transportation was a box containing radio tubes, eight of which of varying sizes were found to be broken when the container was opened at the point of destination. The tubes were made of glass and were of delicate and fragile construction. They were attached to an…