Ellison v. Adams Express Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Appellate Court for the First District;—-heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Gemmill, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The appellees, at Philadelphia, delivered to the appellant, a common carrier, two packages of merchandise to be carried to Chicago and there delivered, one of the value of $349.95 to John B. Ellison & Sons, the other of the value of $229.50 to Herzka Bros. Receipts were given for the packages, which were written by appellees’ clerk on printed blank forms in a book furnished by the appellant. The receipts, except the name of the consignee, were alike, and that for the Ellison shipment reads as follows: “The company’s charge is based upon the value of the property, which must be declared by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. AmmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Hall v. CorcoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Bishop v. American Preservers' Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Samuels v. OliverIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Illinois Central Railroad v. MorrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
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- Visanska v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
- Mills v. First State Pawners SocietyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915
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