Weiss v. Director General of Railroads

This is an action begun on May 15, 1919, wherein the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company was named as defendant. The cause of action arises at common law and not under any statute. It is to recover compensation for the loss of merchandise while in course of transportation by a common carrier. The shipment and loss occurred in November, 1918. A reasonable time for the delivery of the merchandise was not later than early in December, 1918. The case has been before us under the name Nominsky v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 239 Mass. 254. It then was decided on June 29,…