Legal Opinion
Davis v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 16, 1925No. 79PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
' There is here for review a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia which affirmed a judgment of .the Court of Law and Chancery against petitioner for $1,046.88. 138 Va. 377. June 24, 1918, at New Bern, North Carolina, respondent delivered to petitioner, then operating the Norfolk Southern Railroad, a carload of scrap iron for transportation over that line and connecting lines to Clarksburg, West Virginia. Petitioner issued a bill of lading, consigning the shipment to the order of respondent, “notify George Yampolsky at Clarksburg.” It contained a clause requiring surrender of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Barrett v. Van PeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Davis v. John L. Roper Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1924
3Cited by27 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hopper Paper Co. v. Baltimore & O.R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
- Bank of California, N. A. v. International Mercantile Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Hellyer v. Nippon Yesen KaisyaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Southern Pacific Co. v. DiCristinaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
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