Ocean S. S. Co. of Savannah v. People's Shoe Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Action by the People’s Shoe Company against the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah. There was a judgment of the Court of Appeals, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendant brings certiorari.
1Opinion
This is a certiorari to the Court of Appeals. The opinion of the Court of Appeals contains a full statement of all that is necessary to an understanding of this decision.
Bills of lading are prima facie the contracts of both carriage and delivery; and the carrier must ordinarily deliver only in accordance with the bill of lading. The bill of lading is usually a contract between the carrier and the consignor. The bill usually designates the person and place to and at which delivery must be made. The consignee, the person to whom delivery is directed to be made, is presumptively the owner of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- North Pennsylvania Railroad v. Commercial Bank of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Lawrence v. MinturnSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Bolling v. Kirby & BrotherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- The ThamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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