Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. Ex Rel. Crown Cork Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 27, 1921PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City ¡'Duffy, J.).
1Opinion of the CourtUrner, J.
A carload of tin plate was destroyed, by fire on a pier of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company while awaiting, transfer at Locust Point, Maryland, to a vessel of the Garland Steamship Line. The railroad company is charged with liability in this suit on the theory that its relation to the shipment was still that of carrier at the time of the fire. If that relation had ceased to exist and the railroad company was merely in the position of a warehouseman of the property when the fire occurred, it is not chargeable with any liability on account of the loss, which is conceded to have happened…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- National Mechanics' Bank v. National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
- Rosenstock v. TormeyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- United Fruit Co. v. New York & Baltimore Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
- Agri Manufacturing Co. v. Atlantic Fertilizer Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1916
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