Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Director General of Railroads
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 24, 1925PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This action of contract was begun by a writ returnable to a district court, dated November 29, 1919. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company *266was named as defendant. The cause of action set forth in the declaration was a failure to transport merchandise from Brooklyn to Fall River on or about July 3, 1919. That was at a time when it is conceded that the railroad was under federal control pursuant to Acts of Congress and a Proclamation of the President. On March 15, 1920, the plaintiffs filed in court a motion to substitute Walker D. Hines as Director General of Railroads in place…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lonergan v. American Railway Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Cheshire National Bank v. JaynesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Eaton v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- International Paper Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Rollins v. Bay View Auto Parts Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Santa Maria v. TrottoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Slocum v. Natural Products Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Bethlehem Fabricators, Inc. v. H. D. Watts Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Gallagher v. WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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