Legal Opinion

Southern Pacific R. Co. v. Stewart

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 13, 1919No. 89PublishedCited by 57 opinions

EEEOE TO THE CIECUIT COUET OF APPEALS FOE THE NINTH CIECUIT. • The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds

Stewart sued for damages sustained in transit by dairy cows delivered July 1, 1913, to plaintiff in error for shipment over its railroad from California to Phoenix, Arizona, under a “live stock shipping order contract and bill of lading” signed both by himself and it, which, among other things, provided:

“Second party [the shipper] hereby further agrees that in case any loss or damage shall have been sustained for which first party is liable, demand or claim for such loss or damage will bé made by second party on the Freight Claim Agent of first party, in writing, within ten days after…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. StarbirdSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Southern Pacific Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  3. Erie Railroad v. StoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1917

3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Gooch v. Oregon Short Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Hopper Paper Co. v. Baltimore & O.R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
  3. Insurance Co. Of North America v. Newtowne Mfg. Co. Insurance Co. Of North America v. Holland Transp. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
  4. Delphi Frosted Foods Corp. v. Illinois Cent. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
  5. Great Northern Railway Co. v. Galbreath Cattle Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926

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