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ERIE R.R. v. KIRKENDALL

No. 51.

266 U.S. 185 (1924)

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. KIRKENDALL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 17, 1924.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin D. Holt and Mr. Edward A. Foote for petitioner.

Mr. Dudley K. Henderson, with whom Mr. E.P. Chamberlin was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent sued for the value of a lost package described by the bill of lading as "1 box bedding" weighing 280 pounds, which actually contained "miscellaneous household articles, together with two quilts and two pair woolen blankets." In defense the railroad insisted that he misrepresented the true character of the contents and thereby prevented it from obtaining a released valuation which, according to the...

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