New York Court of Appeals

Louis H. Chapman, Respondent v. James C. Fargo, as President of the American Express Company, Appellant

February 26, 1918223 N.Y. 32

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division's judgment and dismissed the plaintiff's complaint, holding that the express carrier was not liable for the plaintiff's claimed loss of profits because the carrier had no notice of the special circumstances that made such damages foreseeable.