Bond Stores, Inc. v. Overland Package Freight Service, Inc.

This action has been submitted to the court for determination upon an agreed statement of facts. It involves a determination as to whether or not the communications from the plaintiff to the defendant constitute a claim within the provisions of the “ Uniform Bill of Lading ” prescribed and approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

The facts are that on May 27, 1936, the consignor delivered to the defendant approximately forty-two cartons of men’s clothing for shipment from New Brunswick, N. J., to various parts of the country; one carton in particular, numbered 604, contained eleven…