Express Co. v. Caldwell

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1875-01-25

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Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court. Notwithstanding the great rigor with which courts of law have always enforced the obligations assumed by common carriers, aud notwithstanding the reluctance with which modifications of that responsibility, imposed upon them by public policy, have been allowed…

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