TY - JOUR AB - The legal ramifications of the bill of lading continued to develop in the nineteenth century in the American Law. The bill of lading and the implications of its issue began to be reported in many cases as early as the beginning of the 19th century. The leading cases of Delaware and Pollard v Vinton before the supreme court of the United States illustrate the position occupied by the bill of lading from its first steps in the world trade under the interpretation given by the American courts. VL - 39 IS - 4 SN - 0309-0558 DO - 10.1108/eb022483 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022483 AU - Zekos Georgios I PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - THE CONTRACTUAL ROLE OF BILLS OF LADING UNDER UNITED STATES LAW T2 - Managerial Law PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 5 EP - 32 Y2 - 2024/05/12 ER -