Railway Express Agency Inc. v. L. E. Parker Fish Co.

This was an interstate, and not an intrastate, shipment of fish, carried by the defendant express company, and no presumption of negligence existed as to the defendant carrier relative to the condition of the fish when delivered by it. The rights and liabilities of the parties depend upon the laws of Congress, and the bill of lading and the common-law rules as applied in the Federal courts. Cincinnati &c. R. Co. v. Rankin, 241 U. S. 319 (36 Sup. Ct. 555). The carrier is liable if the goods are delivered to it in good condition and are delivered by it to the consignee in bad or damaged…