Legal Opinion
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Mobil Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 7, 1984No. 68759, 68760PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
These appeals are from the grant and denial of partial summary judgments to the parties in a suit and counterclaim arising from the derailment of a tank car carrying a chemical product classified as a hazardous material by the United States Department of Transportation, and shipped pursuant to the regulations promulgated under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC § 1801 et seq.).
The undisputed facts are as follows. Mobil Chemical Company (Mobil) leased the tank car for use in its business operation from General American Transportation Corporation (GATX). In February…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Marchman & Sons, Inc. v. NelsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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