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Reiss v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 7, 1899No. 77PublishedCited by 4 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of tbe United States for the Southern District of New York.

1Opinion of the Court

SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, who are cotton merchants in the city of Liverpool, and aliens, delivered on October 30, 1894, at Temple, in the state of Texas, to the defendant, a railroad corporation created by virtue of an act of congress, and a common carrier from places in Texas to New Orleans, 200 bales of cotton, to be carried by the defendant from Temple to the port of New Orleans, and thence by Elder, Dempster & Co.’s line of steamships to Bremen, Germany. The conditions of the bill of lading which was issued for this cotton were divided into two classes, one relating to the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Railroad Co. v. Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Goold v. . ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. ClaytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. McKinney v. . JewettNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  5. Draper v. . Prest., Etc., D. H.C. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. CoutourieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
  2. Marande v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900
  3. Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. CallendarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1899
  4. Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. ReissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900

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