Legal Opinion
Edward Levy Metals, Inc. v. New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 14, 1963No. 46143PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
During February 1957 (the exact date not being shown by the pleadings) Edward Levy Metals, Inc,, loaded a freight car with scrap steel. The car was turned over to New Orleans Public Belt Railroad with instructions that it be transported to New Orleans Cotton Warehouse to be unloaded there onto a vessel then in the port of New Orleans.
A portion of the scrap steel was unloaded onto the designated vessel that was almost full and unable to receive the entire car. Thereupon the railroad notified the shipper of these facts and received instructions to weigh the car containing the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Importsales, Inc. v. LindemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Marquette Casualty Company v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Kramer v. FreemanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- American Heating & Plumbing Co. v. West End Country ClubSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Minyard v. Curtis Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Brenham v. Southern Pacific CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Lincecum v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
- Wooten v. Central Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Humble Oil & Refining Company v. BoudoinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
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