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ERIE R.R. CO. v. SHUART

No. 342.

250 U.S. 465 (1919)

39 S.Ct. 519

63 L.Ed. 1088

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. SHUART ET AL., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME OF JOHN R. SHUART & SONS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas Watts for petitioner.

Mr. Reeves T. Strickland for respondents. Mr. Frank Comesky was on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the court.

Respondents delivered to the Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad at East St. Louis, Illinois, a carload of horses for transportation, under a Limited Liability Livestock Contract or bill of lading via petitioner's road, to themselves at Suffern, New York, their home. Among other things the contract provided:

"That the said shipper is at his own sole risk and expense to load and take care of, and...

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