Legal Opinion

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. McCaull-Dinsmore Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 17, 1920No. 628PublishedCited by 66 opinions

CEBTIOBABI TO THE CIBCUIT COUBT OF APPEALS FOB THE EIGHTH CIBCUIT. . The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

This is an action for the loss of grain belonging to the plaintiff and delivered on November 17, 1915, to the defendant, the petitioner, in Montana, for transportation to Omaha," Nebraska. The grain was shipped under the uniform bill of lading, part of the tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, by which it was provided that “the amount of any loss or damage for which any carrier is liable shall be computed on the basis of the value of the property at the place and time of shipment under this bill of lading, including freight charges, if paid.” The petitioner has paid…

2Cited by66 opinions

  1. United States v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  2. Burnet v. Chicago Portrait Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. McCaull CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Eastman Kodak Company, a New Jersey Corporation v. Westway Motor Freight, Inc., a Colorado CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

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