Legal Opinion
Mellon v. Weiss
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 12, 1926No. 223PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In November, 1918, while the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad was under federal control, a bale of rags was received for shipment to Louis Cutler, the owner. The reasonable time for delivery expired in December, 1918. The rags were never delivered. Cutler assigned his claim for damages to Nominsky. In May, 1919, the latter commenced this action thereon in a state court of 'Massachusetts. Because he named the Railroad Company as sole defendant, the action was dismissed by the trial court. In June, 1921, that judgment was affirmed by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Davis v. L. L. Cohen & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Weiss v. Director General of RailroadsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Nominsky v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
3Cited by15 opinions
- Hammond-Knowlton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Lomax Ex Rel. Lomax v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Gallagher v. WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Robinson v. Trustees of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Wagner v. New York, Ontario and Western RailwayDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
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