Spada v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a judgment of the Hudson Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gummere, Clitef Justice.
This action was brought to recover damages for deterioration in the condition of nine carloads of watermelons consigned from points in Florida and Georgia to the plaintiffs at the city of New York; the de*188terioration being averred to have resulted from unnecessary delay in transportation.
The defendant company received each one' of these car1 loads from an intermediate carrier, presumably in good condition, and within a reasonable time after shipment by the initial carrier, the delay occurring after delivery to defendants, and…
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- Express Co. v. CaldwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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