Legal Opinion
Butler's Shoe Corporation v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1975No. 74-2818PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Butler’s Shoe Corp., appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Pan American World Airways, Inc., on its $14,391 claim for lost goods. The goods, 4,428 pairs of women’s boots, were to have been transported from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to New York City pursuant to an air waybill issued September 10, 1971, by Pan Am. For reasons unknown but immaterial to this case, the goods were never received by Butler’s although it paid for the goods by irrevocable letter of credit upon receipt of the shipping documents which included a copy of the air…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- John Lisi, Etc. v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Sylvia Molitch, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Irish International Airlines, Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. Pan American Airways, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1944
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Denby v. Seaboard World Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1983
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