Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Murray

The Court of Appeals' certified. the following question: “Where the seller in interstate commerce ships to its own order merchandise, and a through bill of lading is issued to it by the initial carrier, and it is provided that the purchaser be notified, and to the bill of lading there is attached a draft for the value of the merchandise, and where, after the arrival at its destination, the purchaser pays the draft, secures the bill of lading, and takes possession of the merchandise, can he, as the holder of the bill of lading, maintain an action for damages against the last connecting carrier…