Union Pacific Railroad v. Burke
Supreme Court of the United States
-CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ■ STATE OF NEW YORK. This case was submitted, in the .first instance, to the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, and decided in favor of the defendant, the railroad company. The Court of Appeals of the State reversed the decision and directed the entry of the judgment for the plaintiff, which is here reviewed certiorari — and affirmed. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
On March 10, 1915, S. Ontra & Brother delivered to the .Pacific Mail Steamship Company at Yokohama, Japan, 56 cases of “Drawn work goods and Renaissance,” consigned to their oWn order at New York, and received a bill of lading for ocean transportation to San Francisco and thence by the Southern Pacific Company and its connections, by rail, to destination. The property was delivered to the Southern Pacific Company and without new billing was carried to a junction with the line of the petitioner, the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and while in its custody was totally destroyed in-a collision.…
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