Legal Opinion
Erie Railroad v. William J. Pfeil, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDowling, J.
In 1932 the plaintiff received from a connecting carrier and transported over its road and delivered to the defendant at Alden, N. Y., a carload of lumber and a carload of beans. The freight and demurrage charges on the lumber amounted to $530.48 and on the beans to $182.93. In March, 1934, the plaintiff instituted this action to recover said charges. The complaint contains two causes of action. The' first cause pertains to the shipment of lumber and the second cause to the shipment of beans. The defendant answered admitting the deliveries and the nonpayment of the freight and demurrage…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Schwinger v. . RaymondNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Walker v. American Central InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Kilthau v. International Mercantile Marine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Loomis v. . Lehigh Valley R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Baker v. Southeastern Michigan Shippers Co-Operative Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1973
- Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. Erie RailroadCity of New York Municipal Court · 1939