Legal Opinion
South & Central American Commercial Co. v. Panama Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 27, 1923PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
Bags of sugar, 477 in number, were shipped at La Libertad, San Salvador, consigned to the plaintiff in New York. They were loaded on a vessel belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and after reaching Cristobal, Canal Zone, were delivered to the defendant for transshipment by its vessel to the port of destination. At Hoboken, New Jersey, where the defendant has its pier, the 477 bags consigned to the plaintiff were confused with 472 bags of a different grade consigned to some one else. Misdelivery followed as a result of the confusion. The plaintiff sues for the damage, the…
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