Sheldon v. New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Yew York, ninth district, borough of Manhattan, in favor of the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtFord, J.
A consignor shipped a quantity of hay via the Grand Trunk railroad system from Port Huron, Mich., to Mt. Kisco, H. Y., designating himself as consignee and taking therefor a negotiable bill of lading containing the provision “ that surrender of this bill of lading properly indorsed shall be required before the delivery of the property at destination.” At Suspension Bridge the consignment was transferred to the defendant, and by direction of the consignor was delivered without surrender of the bill of lading to persons not named in it ten days after the hay was shipped. In the meantime,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rosenthal v. . WeirNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Security Tr. Co. of Rochester v. Wells, Fargo Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Burnham v. Cape Vincent Seed Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Bardwell v. American Express Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Security Trust Co. v. Wells, Fargo & Co. ExpressAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
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- Morrell v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1920