Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. National Milling Company, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 9, 1969No. 17134_1PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellee, a New Jersey corporation, purchased four carloads of hardwood flooring from an Arkansas consignor to be delivered to it in New Jersey. The plaintiff carrier specifically assumes in this court that it acknowledged on the straight bill of lading for the flooring *883that the full amount of freight charges had been paid by the shipper when in fact the shipper had not paid said charges. Appellant further assumes that relying on that notation appellee paid the freight charges. Even so says the plaintiff appellant carrier “Under the law, the consignee is still liable to…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Fountain v. FilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Henry S. Cram v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd., Robert S. Wahab, Jr. v. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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4Cited by53 opinions
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- Jennings Water, Inc. v. City of North Vernon, Indiana, and Csl Utilities, Inc., and Csl Community Association, Inc., InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Sarah Viger v. Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company, a Corporation v. Campbell Soup Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- C.A.R. Transportation Brokerage Co. v. Darden Restaurants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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