Legal Opinion
Long Island Railroad v. Midland Valley Lumber Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action to recover freight charges in the amount of $252.71 upon a shipment of lumber moving in interstate commerce from Siler City, North Carolina, to Long Island City, New York.
The action was commenced on September 8, 1937, in a justice of the peace court, whence it went on appeal to the circuit court. The trial in the circuit court de novo was had before the court without a jury, and resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff's evidence shows that the lumber in queston was originally shipped from Siler City by defendant, through its agent, Wrenn…
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Baldwin v. Scott County Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- New York Central Railroad v. Federal Sugar Refining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Western Maryland Railway Co. v. CrossWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924
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