Pacific Coast Fruit Distributors, Inc., a Corporation v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation

GOODMAN, District Judge.

The question presented is whether the appellee railroad is entitled to collect freight transportation charges from one, who, as selling agent of a shipper and not a party to the original shipping document (i. e., bill-of-lading), is substituted as consignee and assumes control of a shipment by reconsigning it to other consignees and destinations.

The Court below said: Yes. We agree. The agreed statement of facts shows that R. T. Fleischer & Company of Mexico delivered certain shipments of tomatoes to Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico consigned to itself at…