Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
THIS CITY'S NEWS.
THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE..
Bnrkeville Accommodation Trnin-rbe Ant
werp Exposition in isss-Damases from
Transportation Companies.

Bnrkeyilie Accommodation Trntn-toe h"'-
werp Exposition in 1885, Damages from
Transportation Companies.
The regular monthly meeting oil she
Board Of Directors Of the Chamber oil CON-
mercc was held Yesterday evening. Hr.
Il. L. Blankenship, the president, being
absent from the city. the chair was oceu-
pied ty Mr. Thomas Potts, the first vice.
president. The following other members
answered roll-call: Messrs. r. A. Dunlop
Robert W. Powers. +. o. N0lting. John y
Elett, George II. Cannon, Frark ID. Hill,
Robert $. Bosher, G. NJ. Branch, George
Gibson, Jr.. George l.. Christian. Gu'ta'us
Millhiser. and James II Blair. Mr.. Charies
ID. Hill was reported sick.
BURKEvILLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
Dir. Elicit, from the Committee on In
land Trade, reported that they had COM
municated with the Danyille Railroad
Comuany with reference 10 the discontin-
uauce Of the "Burkeyille accommodation
train" and had learned from Major Ran:
dolph that it was stopped because OF q
change Of schedule on the Virginia and
Tennessee road. Mr.. Elicit said that he
intended to communicate now with the
latter road.
The committee was continued in charge
OF She subject.
ROOMS.
Nessrs. Gibson, Blankenship. Dunlop.
DihhISer, and Potts were appointed a
committee to report where the Chamber
can find another suitable room. The Com
ncrclal Club are making charges which
will make it necessary for them TO have the
room at present occupied. They, how
ever. offer TO rent the Chamber another
room fronting on Bank street. Tire COM
mittee will look at that room aud any others
which may be deemed suitable.
EXPOSITION AT ANTWERP.
Mr. +. q. Noting, for Belgium, in
n written comm InicatiOn called the atten-
ton OF the Board land Of the merchants
and manufacturers Of the city to the Inter-
national Exposition 30 he held IN the city OF
Antwerp, Belgium, on the I'd OF May. 1SSj,"
end In explanation thereof enclosed copy
Of letter iromthe Belgian Consul-Genera
resident at Philadelphia.
Both papers were read and referred To
the Committee on Commerce.
DAMAGES FROM TRANSFORMATIONS COMPANIES.
1.-TWO previous meetings OF the Board
| there were questions up arising from the
! injury or detention OF goods by transpor-
| tation companies and variety 0f opinions
| rs 10 the law WAS expressed. Hon. George
| l.. Christian, member oi the Board. con-
! suited authorities. and Yesterday evening
; submitted his OpiniOl ~ follows:
/ As general rule, where goods are en-
trusted to carrier and they are not deli
] a 20 nnnfrlnt
of the goods with interest thereon from the
day Wien they should have been delivered
is the measure Of damages. But the ques-
| ton at once arises whether that value is to
be computed at the place where delivered
to the carrier or at the place Of destini'
iion. We have seen it said that
in eases Of illegal capture and OF collision
.he actual damages sustained at the time
and place OF the injury fixes the
measure OF damages, but IN regard
10 carriers il seems 80 be well settled thai
the analogy Of this rule does not hold good,
and that the measure Of damages is the value
Of the goods at the place OF destination. Thi
sometimes involves an inquiry into foreign
markets. and will generally include th'
profits Of the adventure; but it has beer
rightly held that nothing less will satlSl!
the contract. I. is the value OF the article
at the place oi delivery that the pliinttl
relving on the carrier, has lost. 1t is TN
value which he would have received II tn
contract had been performed.
In case OF injury 10 the property or los
Of il by the carriers fault, he Is rcquiret
TO make compensation on the basis OF II
value ut the place o. destination. In th'
former case, the measure OF damages IL tn
difference between the value OF the good
as, or i'm the condition when. delivered. ant
what their value would have beenIf they ha
not been damaged in the course OF transpol
tation. and for goods lost, their value at tll
place Of destination. The owner is ent
lied TO have the equivalent OF the goods ;
the place Of destination. in the condition
which the carrier undertook 10 dcliye
them. less the charges OF transportation an
delivery. 3 sutherland on Damages, p5g
25I. =,
II the goods have been transported b
the carrier, ne is entitled TO deduct IN
freight; but. II he do not perform any pal
OF bis contract, then the difference betwee
the value OF the article at the place OF shil
ment and at the place OF delivery furnishC
the measure Of damages, deducting in IN
case also the freight or price OF carriage
. Sedgwick on the Measure Of Damlg'
,7th EN-. page "a. llutcheson on Carrier
section 1G9.
The rule OF damages a. laid down by I'll
Court Of ExchequerS in late ease is th:
when the carrier fails to deliver in time it
, the dutv Of the owner 10 sell directly !
receives the goods At the market price
aud realize his loss, and the difference b
tween the Price which he obtains and tn
which he would have obtained il the eoo(
had been delivered in time is the on
measure Of damages. Redheld on Ca
2 ricr>, section 30.