Legal Opinion
Alwine v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1940No. Appeal, 37PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Parker, J.,
One question of law is raised by this appeal. Is the delivering carrier of a shipment of cattle consigned by the owners to themselves on a through bill of lading from Canada to a point in Pennsylvania liable to the owners for damages not occurring on the lines of that carrier but within the United States on the lines of an intermediate carrier?
The essential facts are not in dispute as they were agreed upon by stipulation for the purposes of this appeal. The shipment originated about August 29, 1934, at Stratford, Ontario, Canada, when a through bill of lading was…
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