Legal Opinion
Marande v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 24, 1900No. 149PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs brought this action to recover the value of 65 bales of cotton, their property, which was destroyed by fire while in the cars of the defendant, a railway carrier, which, pursuant to the terras of a. bill of lading, had undertaken to transport the cotton from Greenville, Tex., to the port of New Orleans, and deliver it there to a steamship carrier for transportation to Havre. By the bill of lading the defendant was not to be liable for any loss by fire, nor in any other respect than as a warehouseman, while the property was awaiting further conveyance by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Stabenau v. . Atlantic Ave. R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Wynn v. . Central Park, North and East River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Bittner v. Crosstown Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Reiss v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1899
3Cited by2 opinions
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. CoutourieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Louisville & N. R. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1911