Allen v. Adams Express Co.

Citations

• 77 Pa. Super. 174
• 1921 Pa. Super. LEXIS 232

Syllabus

<p>Common carriers — Express companies — Shipments lost in transit —Negligence—Value of shipment — Evidence.</p> <p>In an action of assumpsit against an express company, for failure to deliver property entrusted to its care, the measure of damages is the value of the shipment, at the point of destination, at the time the consignment should have been delivered.</p> <p>Where commodities have a particular value, determinable by-specific sales, such sale's are evidence of the value of. the shipment, at the time it should have been delivered. Market price is evidence of value, but property may be valuable, although it may not be so generally dealt in that it can be said to have a recognized market price. When property is of such a character, the price at which that specific lot will sell for at any particular place determines its value.</p>