Legal Opinion
American Railway Express Co. v. Estroff
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1924No. 4288PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
This being an interstate shipment, the rights and liabilities of the parties are to be determined by the acts of Congress, their construction by the Supreme Court of the United States, the original contract of shipment, and common-law principles applied by that court. Southern Express Co. v. Byers, 240 U. S. 612 (36 Sup. Ct. 410, 60 L. ed. 825, L. R. A. 1917A, 197); G., F. & A. R. Co. v. Blish Milling Co., 241 U. S. 190 (36 Sup. Ct. 541, 60 L. ed. 948); Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Yesbik, 146 Ga. 769 (92 S. E. 527).
This brings us to consider the acts of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. RankinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Southern Express Co. v. ByersSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- American Railway Express Co. v. LindenburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by5 opinions
- VanDyke v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1952
- Seaboard Air Line R. v. Henry Chanin Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Huddy v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Viney v. Aero-Mayflower Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Seaboard Air Line R. v. Henry Chanin Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951