Adler Upholstery Fabrics v. Akers Motor Lines, Inc.

The only issue raised by the defendant

is whether the plaintiff filed a proper claim within the nine months from the date of shipment or within nine months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed as required by the stipulation on the bill of-lading. If such a claim was not filed, plaintiff’s right of recovery would have to be denied.

*361Defendant argues that the correspondence from plaintiff’s attorney received by the defendant within the nine months’ period was not a proper claim since the letters did not indicate defendant had ever received the shipment in question.

Plaintiff’s letters…