Legal Opinion
New York Central Railroad v. Warren Ross Lumber Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1922PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
The action is brought to recover freight charges claimed to be due from the defendant. On or about May 16, 1912, the S. L. Eastman Company of Saginaw, Michigan, shipped a car of lumber consigned to defendant, Warren Ross Lumber Company of Jamestown, New York, destination Boston, Massachusetts. Before the arrival of the car at Boston, the Warren Ross Lumber Company wrote the following letter to •plaintiff:
“ Dear Sir:
“ Upon arrival of car A. G. S. 8919, consigned to ourselves, please deliver this immediately to Schieck-Johnson Company, of your city, upon payment of freight charges.
“ If you are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. York & Whitney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Pennsylvania R.R. Co. v. . TitusNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. Buckhannon River Coal & Coke Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. F. H. Stannard & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- States Marine International, Inc. v. Seattle-First National BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- New York Central Railroad v. Frank H. Buck Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
- New York Central Railroad v. Federal Sugar Refining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
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