OBLIGATION OF CARRIERS AS TO NOTICE OF ARRIVAL TO CONSIGNEE.

Question—Is a railroad company, which has accepted lumber for transportation to a certain point, legally obligated to notify the consignee at the respective point of the arrival of lumber?

Reply: The law relating to the obligation of a railroad company to notify the consignee of the arrival of the lumber at the point of destination is not uniform in all the States. The rule adopted in New York and in most of the States is that the carrier must give notice of arrival to the consignee, and that until notice is given, or a reasonable effort to give notice is made, the carrier’s liability as carrier continues in force.

Opinion No. 28.