Legal Opinion
Washburn-Crosby Co. v. William Johnston & Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1903No. 466PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This is a writ of error to review the rulings of the Circuit Court in an action at law for the recovery of the value of certain flour shipped at Minneapolis on what are known as the “Western Transit Company bills of lading.” The goods were “to be carried to the port of East Boston and thence by Johnston line of British steamships to the port of Rondon, England.” They were destroyed by fire on September 4, 1895, at Pier 1 of the Boston & Albany Railroad at East Boston, Mass.
Clause 9 of the bills of lading is as follows:
“Also, that merchandise on wharf awaiting shipment or…
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