Michigan Central Railroad v. Saginaw Milling Co.

Three cars of milled oats were shipped from Michigan to various points in Virginia under uniform bills of lading, on each of which defendant, as shipper, signed the non-recourse clause. This clause provides that the carrier shall not make delivery without payment of freight and all other lawful charges. In each instance the bill of lading named a notify party upon whom a draft was drawn. The shipments were all received and the drafts and freight charges paid in the amounts billed by the carrier. After delivery plaintiff discovered that the rates quoted and billed were inadvertently lower than…