Legal Opinion
Alderman Bros. Co. v. N.Y., N. H. H.R. Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 12, 1925PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The rights and liabilities of the parties in this shipment are governed by the Federal Bills of Lading Act as interpreted and construed by the Federal tribunals, and by the terms of the bill of lading given to Mersky by defendant as accepted and applied by the Federal tribunals. Adams Express Co. v. Croninger, 226 U.S. 491, 499, 33 Sup. Ct. 148; NewEngland Fruit Produce Co. v. Hines, 97 Conn. 225,116 A. 243; Cassone v. New York, N. H. H.R. Co.,100 Conn. 262, 123 A. 280. Since the shipment was an interstate shipment, the defendant, as the initial carrier, would be liable for the act of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pere Marquette Railway Co. v. J. F. French & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- New England Fruit & Produce Co. v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
- Kemper Mill & Elevator Co. v. HinesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Allied Chemical International Corp. v. Companhia De Navegacao Lloyd BrasileiroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Griggs v. . York-Shipley, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- Greyvan Lines, Inc. v. NesmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. California Fruit Growers ExchangeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Watrous v. SinowaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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