Baltimore & Ohio Express Co. v. Cooper

Citations

• 66 Miss. 558

Syllabus

<p>^Express Companies. Contracts limiting liability, when not enforced. Notice of loss'</p> <p>A condition in the receipt given by an express company for goods to be transported, “ that the company shall not be liable for any loss or damage, unless the claim 'therefor shall be presented to them in writing at this office within thirty days after this date,” has no application, and will not be enforced, where the claim for damage is for negligence by the office which issued the receipt in not promptly forwarding the goods.</p>