Dreyfuss v. Pennsylvania Railroad
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, third district, in favor of defendant, after a trial by a judge without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
Plaintiff was the consignee of two carloads of onions shipped August 18, 1914, from Stockton, Cal., over a route, specified in the bill of lading, concluding with carriage from Chicago to New York over the Erie railroad. Owing to circumstances which are immaterial to the present controversy, the Erie railroad was unable to deliver these two cars conveniently in New York city, and, therefore, transferred them at Waverly Transfer to the Pennsylvania railroad, which brought them to this city. The Pennsylvania railroad presented to the consignee a bill for transportation which comprised a charge…
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- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Berry Coal & Coke Co. v. Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1906
- Glover v. Cape Girardeau & Southern Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
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