Legal Opinion
Boston & Maine Railroad v. Hannaford Bros.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 18, 1949PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerrill, J.
On exceptions. This case is before the court on exceptions to the direction of a verdict in favor of the plaintiff by the presiding justice. The amount is not in dispute. The action was brought by the Boston and Maine Railroad, the delivering interstate carrier, to recover transportation charges on four carloads of bananas delivered by it to the defendant, Hannaford Bros. Co. One of these carloads was shipped, without prepayment of freight, by Lord and Spencer Company of Boston from Laredo, Texas, to the defendant. This car was carried from Boston to Portland by the plaintiff carrier and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Rogers v. Portland & Brunswick Street RailwaySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1905
- Denison v. DawesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1922
- 4-One Box Machine Makers v. Wirebounds Patents Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1932
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Martin v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Southern Railway System v. Leyden Shipping Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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