Legal Opinion
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Groves
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 2, 2009No. 08-15418PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a dispute between a rail carrier and a warehouseman regarding liability for demurrage, ie., penalties assessed for the undue detention of rail cars. Norfolk Southern Railway Company sued Brampton Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Savannah Re-Load for demurrage accrued over the six month period from March to August 2007. Savannah ReLoad denied liability for the demurrage charges and, despite being named as consignee on the bills of lading, maintained it was not a party to the shipping contracts. Norfolk Southern asserts that as the named consignee Savannah…
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