| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, William Pyle Taunton - Law reports, digests, etc - 1814 - 670 pages
...Royal home. The cause was tried at the sittings after Trinity term last before Mansfield Ch. J. The jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court on the following objection, namely, that the Plaintiff ought to have declared in a special action on the case, and that... | |
| Samuel Comyn - Contracts - 1824 - 680 pages
...servants. This point was settled in the case of Forward v. Pittard, (h) which was an action of assumpsit against the defendant as a common carrier, for not...safely carrying and delivering the plaintiff's goods. A verdict was found for the plaintiff subject to the opinion of the Court of King's Bench on the following... | |
| George Frederick Jones - Carriers - 1827 - 220 pages
...point came afterwards under the consideration of the Court of Exchequer. (b) The plaintiff brought an action on the case against the defendant, as a common carrier, to recover damages for the loss of a valuable parcel entrusted to the care of his servants, to be conveyed... | |
| New York (State). Supreme Court, John Lansing Wendell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 718 pages
...the transaction testified to, evidence is admissible to show the mistake and fix the true time. THIS was an action on the case against the defendant as a common carrier, for the loss of 154 barrels of oysters shipped at Buffalo, to be transported across Lake Erie to Detroit,... | |
| William Johnson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 488 pages
...act or request of such agent, within their authority. TURNER. *ROBERTS against TURNER. [*232] THIS was an action on the case, against the defendant, as a common carrier, and was tried at the Albany circuit, in April, forwards goods, 1814, before Mr. Justice Spencer. u^"e\(... | |
| Law - 1873 - 410 pages
...interview with Edwards, who said that supposing the telegram to be correct, had made other arrangements The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff subject to the opinion of the court on the following points : 1. " Whether the defendants are liable in this case, the plaintiff not having insured the... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1881 - 968 pages
...to mislead or deceive the plaintiff, when he delivered the package for transportation. This suit is an action on the case against the defendant as a common carrier for its negligence and failure to transport and deliver this package of money according to said special... | |
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