Legal Opinion
United States v. United States Steel Products Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 13, 1928PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThacher, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The goods having been delivered to the consignees without collection of the charges in question, each party questions the right of the other to sue, and these questions may be determined before considering the merits.
As to the right of the United States, as owner of the vessel, to sue the United States Steel Products Company, as shipper of the steel, for the charges incurred and claimed to be owing under the terms of the bills of lading, it may be said that a bill of lading accepted by a shipper upon delivery of goods to a carrier constitutes the contract…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Houseman v. Cargo of the Schooner North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Krulder v. . EllisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Davis v. Smokeless Fuel Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- Northern Commercial Co. v. LindblomCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
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