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PEYTON v. RY. EXPRESS AGENCY

No. 903.

316 U.S. 350 (1942)

62 S.Ct. 1171

86 L.Ed. 1525

PEYTON v. RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY, INC. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Peyton submitted pro se.

Messrs. Harry S. Marx and Charles C. Evans submitted for respondents.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner brought this suit in the District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging that respondent, known to be an interstate carrier, had negligently failed to deliver to the addressee in California a package shipped from Waco, Texas, and claiming damages in the sum of $750,000. The trial court ordered petitioner to attach to his complaint a copy of the express receipt which he received upon delivering...

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