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American Locomotive Co. v. New York Central Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 16, 1920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

On the 19th of November, 1913, the plaintiff shipped from its plant at Schenectady, N. Y., over the line of the defendant’s predecessor, seven carloads consisting of thirty-six packages containing the parts of two complete locomotives, consigned to its own order at New York city with directions to notify it there. A bill of lading was issued for each carload containing -notations showing that the freight was intended for export to the Iddo Wharf at Lagos, South Africa. The plaintiff paid the freight charges to New York and lighterage charges for delivery alongside of vessel at…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Peninsula Produce ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Texas Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  3. Burke v. . Union Pacific R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. OdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
  5. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CoolidgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Austin, Nichols & Co. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1922
  2. International Coal Products Corp. v. FargoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922

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