Legal Opinion
Hudson Handkerchief Manufacturing Corp. v. Porto Rican Express Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 20, 1948PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShientag, J.
The defendant, a common carrier by motor vehicle, appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the plaintiff, a shipper in Puerto Rico, with an assessment of damages for the full value of a package containing merchandise. This package was delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant in Puerto Rico for shipment to a designated consignee in New York City.
When the merchandise was delivered to the defendant in Puerto Rico, the latter gave the shipper a receipt whereby it undertook to deliver the package to the consignee at a specified address in New York City, with charges to be collected in…
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- Kilthau v. International Mercantile Marine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Standard Oil Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Boyle v. . Bush Terminal R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- United States v. Munson Steamship LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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