Western & Atlantic R. v. Underwood
District Court, N.D. Georgia
At Law. Action by the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company and others against J. R. Underwood. Trial to court.
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, District Judge.
This case was submitted by stipulation of the parties to the court without a jury. I find the facts to be as follows;
Goods owned by the Merriman Potash Products Company were-shipped by it, in interstate commerce, to “J. R. Underwood, Agent,” on a straight bill of lading reciting that the freight had been prepaid. As between the company and Underwood, he was not liable to pay the freight, but was to receive and sell the goods as the shipper’s agent, and account for the proceeds. On arrival it was discovered that the full lawful freight charges had not been paid, and a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. York & Whitney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. . TitusNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Union Pac. R. v. American Smelting & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
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- Southern Pacific Co. v. Wheaton Brass WorksSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
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