Legal Opinion
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Alvin R. Durham Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 1926No. 257PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis
By an interstate shipment made under the uniform order bill of lading the Chicago & Northwestern Railway received in 1921 a$ its yards in Ironton, Michigan, a boxcar containing apples consigned to the shipper’s order, .“ Notify ;F. M. Larson.” The car was placed on the “ team track,” which is one of the public delivery tracks used for unloading freight received in car-load shipments and is not connected' in any manner with a railway freight warehouse. The next morning, at 8.20 o’clock, Larson surrendered the bill of lading duly indorsed, paid the freight charges, gave to the Railway…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Alvin R. Durham Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1924
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