Legal Opinion
General Cigar Co. v. Reading Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 1942PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
The action was brought to recover damages to a shipment of leaf tobacco over the railroad system of defendant and connecting carriers.
On January 14, 1637, plaintiff delivered to defendant at Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, nineteen cases of tobacco to be conveyed over the road of defendant and various connecting carriers, consigned to itself at Evansville', Indiana. The merchandise was retarded en route and was not surrendered at Evansville until one month and four days after it had been placed in the hands of defendant for shipment. The usual time consumed in transporting such tobacco was about…
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