Dantzig v. Universal Carloading & Distributing Co.

Charles S. Whitman, Jr., J.

The plaintiff shipped by freight, a carton containing 32 dozen pairs of earrings of a wholesale value of $285, and 4 dozen pairs of cufflinks of a wholesale value of $27. The carton was delivered to a freight forwarder who in turn delivered it to the railroad. The carton was never delivered to the consignee. The freight forwarder and the railroad will be described collectively as “ the carrier ”.

The contents of the carton were described by the plaintiff as “ notions ” and sent subject to that freight classification. The carrier maintains that the carton contained…