Legal Opinion
Thayer v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1961No. L. A. 26080PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
— This is an appeal by the Pacific Electric Railway Company from a judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $3,750 in an action for damages to freight of which defend ant was the terminal carrier. The principal question raised is whether the plaintiff complied with the requirement of the bill of lading that in order to recover for damages to freight, a claim in writing must be filed with the carrier within nine months after delivery of the property.
The plaintiff is a Long Beach manufacturer of precision-made aircraft parts. In 1955, he purchased a precision grinding machine that was then…
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