United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and Rules Announced at ..., Volume 148United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner Banks & Bros., Law Publishers, 1893 |
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Page 580
... trunk of a passenger on the pier instead of sending it to the public store , so that it was destroyed by fire . If this be treated as a case of tort , then it is clear that the government is not liable , not only upon the ground above ...
... trunk of a passenger on the pier instead of sending it to the public store , so that it was destroyed by fire . If this be treated as a case of tort , then it is clear that the government is not liable , not only upon the ground above ...
Page 627
... trunk was checked . It was of a dark color , iron bound , and of the kind known as a jeweler's trunk . It had been a practice for jewelry merchants to send out agents with trunks filled with goods , the trunks being of similar character ...
... trunk was checked . It was of a dark color , iron bound , and of the kind known as a jeweler's trunk . It had been a practice for jewelry merchants to send out agents with trunks filled with goods , the trunks being of similar character ...
Page 628
... trunk ; ( 2 ) There was no evidence from which it could fairly be said that the agent had reason to believe that the trunk contained jewelry ; ( 3 ) The agent was not required to inquire as to the contents of the trunk , so presented as ...
... trunk ; ( 2 ) There was no evidence from which it could fairly be said that the agent had reason to believe that the trunk contained jewelry ; ( 3 ) The agent was not required to inquire as to the contents of the trunk , so presented as ...
Page 629
... trunk were derailed , and the baggage - car containing the trunk was overturned and rolled down an embankment , and at the foot thereof , by the negligence and carelessness of the company in using in the car an unsafe , improper and dan ...
... trunk were derailed , and the baggage - car containing the trunk was overturned and rolled down an embankment , and at the foot thereof , by the negligence and carelessness of the company in using in the car an unsafe , improper and dan ...
Page 630
... trunk as containing only the personal baggage of said Perry ; that he then and there wrongfully concealed from the said agent the fact that the trunk contained jewelry , watches or valuable merchandise , and by such wrongful conduct and ...
... trunk as containing only the personal baggage of said Perry ; that he then and there wrongfully concealed from the said agent the fact that the trunk contained jewelry , watches or valuable merchandise , and by such wrongful conduct and ...
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