Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1894

Cantwell v. Pacific Express Co.

Cantwell v. Pacific Express Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas · Decided February 17, 1894 · Wood
58 Ark. 487; 25 S.W. 503; 1894 Ark. LEXIS 116

Cantwell v. Pacific Express Co.

Opinion of the Court

Wood, J.,

1. Person in •whose name contract is made may sue. (after stating- the facts.) The court erred in giving- the fourth instruction. The contract was made with appellant, as evidenced by the receipt to him, and he had the right to sue. Mansf. Dig. sec. 4936 ; Pomeroy, Rem. & Remed. Rights, sec. 223.

2. When express company liable for delay. In view of further proceedings, it is proper to say that the instruction given by the court upon its own motion correctly declared the law applicable to the facts, and instructions 1, 2 and 3 should not have been given.

Por the errors indicated, the judgment is reversed, and cause remanded.

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