Ma-Jet-Ic Furnace Corp. v. Great Southern Trucking Co.

1. Under the provisions of 49 U. S. C. A. § 20 (11), an initial, or receiving common carrier may be held liable for the loss, by a connecting carrier, of goods moving in interstate commerce on a through bill of lading; and, where, upon the trial of an action, brought by a shipper against such initial, or receiving, common carrier for the loss, by a connecting carrier, of a shipment of goods moving in interstate commerce on a through bill of lading, the plaintiff shipper endeavors to introduce in evidence a signed “copy” of a letter, on the stationery of the connecting carrier, the original of…