New York Central Railroad v. Goldberg

Citations

• 250 U.S. 85
• 39 S. Ct. 402
• 63 L. Ed. 857
• 1919 U.S. LEXIS 1717

Syllabus

<p>Under an interstate bill of lading providing that the owner or consignee shall pay the freight and all other lawful charges on the property, and, that if upon inspection it is ascertained that the articles shipped are not those described in the bill the freight charges must be paid upon the articles actually shipped, held, that an innocent misdescription of the goods, placing them in a class entitled to a lower rate under the carrier’s filed schedules, merely imposed upon the shipper or consignee an obligation to pay freight charges according to their true character, and did not affect the liability of the carrier for a failure to deliver, there being no clause exempting the carrier or limiting its liability in case of such misdescription.</p>