New York Court of Appeals

William E. Kirkland, Respondent v. William B. Dinsmore

May 25, 187562 N.Y. 171

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the lower court, holding that a carrier's receipt containing printed limitation clauses, accepted without objection, constitutes an enforceable contract and the shipper is deemed to have assented to its terms, thereby exempting the carrier from liability for loss.