Legal Opinion

Bracht v. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 3, 1921No. 118PublishedCited by 16 opinions

CERTIORARI TO THE KANSAS. CITY COURT OP APPEALS QF THE STATE OP MISSOURI. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds

June 10, 1915, the petitioner delivered to respondent Railway Company at Ingléside, Texas, a carload of vegetables consigned tó himsélf at Dallas, Texas, a point off its lines, where he intended to sell them. He accepted a bill of ladingjipon the face of which was plainly printed— “For use only between points within thé State of Texas.” It contained no reference to a diversion or reshipment; and the record discloses no rule or regulation by the state statutes or authorities on that subject.

The car inoved over respondent’s road to Waco and then over the M. K. & T. Railway to Dallas, where it…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Sabine Tram Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  3. Railroad Commission of Ohio v. Worthington, Receiver of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1912

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. SettleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Cott v. . Erie R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
  4. Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co. v. LeeDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1926
  5. Rice v. Oregon Short Line RailroadIdaho Supreme Court · 1921

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API