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Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Ford, 238 U.S. 503 (1915)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Ford, 238 U.S. 503 (1915)
Wells Fargo & Company Express v. Ford No. 259 Submitted May 5, 1915 Decided June 21, 1915 238 U.S. 503
ERROR TO THE COUNTY COURT OF MADISON COUNTY
STATE OF TEXAS
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The carrier cannot be held responsible for goods taken from its custody by valid legal process provided it gives the owner prompt notice of the suit so that he may have an opportunity to protect his interest.
As the carrier is not bound to make any defense, it is all the more bound to give the consignor notice so that he may appear and make his own defense.
Where the carrier gives notice of suit and the owner fails to appear or fails in his defense, and the seizure and sale of the property under judicial process amounts to vis major, the carrier cannot be held responsible for yielding thereto.
Where, as in this case, the carrier failed to give reasonable notice to the owner, it cannot plead the judgment obtained against it taking the owner’s goods, and in such a case, if the judgment was rendered in another state, the refusal of the court to admit it on the common law ground that notice was not given to the owner does not amount to a denial of full faith and credit under the federal Constitution.
The facts, which involve the liability of carriers for goods taken from them by legal process and also the construction and application of the full faith and credit clause of the federal Constitution, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Ford, 238 U.S. 503 (1915) in 238 U.S. 503 238 U.S. 504. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYNERVQATNSQX3N.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Ford, 238 U.S. 503 (1915), in 238 U.S. 503, page 238 U.S. 504. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYNERVQATNSQX3N.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Wells Fargo & Co. Express v. Ford, 238 U.S. 503 (1915). cited in 1915, 238 U.S. 503, pp.238 U.S. 504. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYNERVQATNSQX3N.
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