Louis Brandeis, Missouri Pacific Company v. Reynolds-Davis Grocery Company…
“ The switching carrier was not named in the bill of lading and did not receive any part of the joint through rate. It was simply the agent of the Missouri Pacific for the purpose of delivery. The Missouri Pacific was the delivering carrier and is liable as such. ”
Louis Brandeis, Missouri Pacific Company v. Reynolds-Davis Grocery Company…
“ Its lines enter Fort Smith but do not extend to the consignee's warehouse. It employed the St. Louis-San Francisco to perform the necessary switching service. And it paid therefor $6.30, the charge fixed by the tariff on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission. ”
