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Cereal Products Co. v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 18, 1921PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Submission of a controversy upon an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

1Opinion of the Court

Laughlin, J.:

The point presented for decision by this submission is as to whether Sunday is a legal holiday within the purview of sections 1 and 5 of the conditions forming a part of the “ Uniform Bill of Lading-Standard Form of Order Bill of Lading adopted by carriers in official classification territory effective January 1, 1916,” approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission and filed with it by the various common carriers engaged in interstate commerce in the United States.

*581Said section 1, so far as here material, provides, in effect that the carrier or party in possession of the property…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lindenmuller v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1861
  2. Page v. . ShainwaldNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  3. St. Louis, B. & M. Ry. Co. v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. Didsbury v. Van TasselNew York Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Rigney v. WhiteNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1873

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cutler v. CutlerNew York Supreme Court · 1961

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