Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans ex rel. Public Belt Railroad Commission v. Rapid Truck Leasing, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 1, 1977No. 8317PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTT, Judge.
Defendant has appealed from a judgment in the amount of $500.00 for demurrage in connection with the loading of a railroad car by defendant.
The facts are undisputed. International Harvester Company contracted with Missouri-Pacific Railroad to ship tractors to International’s outlet in Utah. International Harvester contracted with defendant to load the tractors on a boxcar of Missouri-Pacific Railroad Company at a designated location in New Orleans. Missouri-Pacific contracted with plaintiff to place the car in the designated location and to deliver it after loading to…
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