Legal Opinion
Erie Railroad v. Shuart
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1919No. 342PublishedCited by 24 opinions
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NEW YORK. The case is stated in the opinioa..
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Respondents delivered to the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad at East St. Louis, Illinois, a carload of horses for transportation, under a Limited Liability Livestock Contract or bill of lading via petitioner’s road, to themselves at Suffern, New York, their home. Among other things the contract provided:
“That the said shipper is at his own sole risk.and expense to load and take care of, and to feed and water said stock whilst being transported, whether delayed in transit or otherwise, and to unload the same; and neither said carrier nor any connecting carrier is to be under any liability…
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