Legal Opinion
Central Warehouse Co. v. Chicago, R. I. &. P. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1927No. 7627PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, District Judge.
Defendant in error brought suit to recover freight charges, and demurred to' the answer of plaintiff in error, which set up the fact that it had accepted the shipment in reliance upon a bill of lading indorsed “prepaid.” The demurrer to the answer was sustained, and judgment entered against the Central Warehouse Company for the freight charges. The Central Warehouse Company has sought a review of this judgment by writ of error.
The facts briefly are as follows: Cullen Wholesale Grocery Company, of Omaha, Neb., in May, 1923, shipped to St. Paul, Minn., over the lines of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. York & Whitney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. P. Koenig Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
3Cited by27 opinions
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Corporation v. Campbell Soup Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Illinois Central Gulf RR Co. v. Sankey Brothers, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- F. Burkhart Mfg. Co. v. Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- United States v. Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. National Milling Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
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