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MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. V. HARTLEY BROTHERS, 290 U. S. 576 (1934)
290 U. S. 576U.S. Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific R. Co. v. Hartley Brothers, 290 U.S. 576 (1934)
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Hartley Brothers
No. 200
Argued December 14, 1933
Decided January 8, 1934
290 U.S. 576
Syllabus
Under § 20 of the first Cummins Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 20(11), an action against a carrier for damage to an interstate shipment due to negligence in loading or unloading or in transit need not be preceded by notice or filing of the claim, and any provision of the contract requiring such notice or filing as a condition precedent would be void. P. 290 U. S. 578.
162 Okla.194, 19 P.2d 337, affirmed.
Certiorari to review the affirmance of a judgment against the Railroad Company in an action by a shipper for damage to a consignment of cattle.