Legal Opinion
Director General of Railroads v. S. F. Scattergood & Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided November 24, 1925No. 8913Published
1Opinion of the Court
Taulane, J.,
This is a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. The cause of action arose while the railroads were under Federal control.
On Dec. 18, 1918, the Royal Milling Company delivered to the Great Northern Railway at Great Falls, Montana, a carload of feed for shipment to the defendants at Middlesex, Pennsylvania, via the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The bill of lading issued by the Great Northern Railway to the order of the defendants was endorsed and delivered by the defendants to G. H. Glatfelter, When the feed arrived at Middlesex on Feb. 1, 1919, the defendants…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. York & Whitney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- New York Central Railroad v. Warren Ross Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- American Railway Express Co. v. Mohawk Dairy Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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