Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. National Milling Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 27, 1967No. Civ. A. 580-67PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, District Judge:
The sole question here is whether a common carrier, under the Interstate Commerce Act, 1 is entitled to recover freight charges on an interstate shipment of goods, where the carrier issued a uniform straight bill of lading which it itself marked “freight prepaid,” and when in reliance thereon, the consignee accepted delivery and paid the purchase price and full freight charge to the consignor who never remitted to the carrier ; do these circumstances require double payment by the consignee ?
Plaintiff-carrier, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Missouri…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Jennings Water, Inc. v. City of North Vernon, Indiana, and Csl Utilities, Inc., and Csl Community Association, Inc., InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. Titan Industrial Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Corporation v. Campbell Soup Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Checker Van Lines v. Siltek International, Ltd.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1979
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