McCarthy v. P.R.R. Co.

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

On March 27, 1928, the plaintiff company shipped two hundred and seventy-five sacks of potatoes on an order bill of lading consigned to its own order, “Notify Dance Brokerage Company, Terminal Warehouse delivery, Baltimore, Md.” The initial carrier was the Boston and Maine and the shipment was routed via Delaware and Hudson and Pennsylvania Railroad. The bill of lading attached to a draft for the value of the potatoes was sent to a Baltimore bank with instructions not to surrender the bill of lading until the draft was paid. The car arrived at Baltimore on March 31,…