Reid v. Fargo
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction and power of the Circuit Court of Appeals on appeal from the District Court in Admiralty and the liability of forwarders, carriers and stevedores in connection with the shipment and dehvery of an automobile, , are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
This controversy thus arose: In December, 1910, Reid, the petitioner, delivered in London to the American Express Company án automobile to be carried to New York. The Express Company, in a communication, concerning the shipment, was informed that the car was worth about $3,900. The car was boxed by the Express Company and by it delivered to the Minnewaska, a steamship belonging to the International Mercantile Marine Company, bound for New York. The Express Company shipped the car in its own name as consignor to itself in New York as consignee and no express notice was given to the ship of the…
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