Legal Opinion
Center Video Industrial Co. v. Roadway Package System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1996No. 95-2345PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Center Video Industrial, Inc. (“Center Video”) contracted with Roadway Package Systems, Inc. (“Roadway”) to ship products to mail order customers. Roadway’s filed tariff required that a shipper’s instruction to collect “cash only” for COD shipments meant that Roadway could accept cash or cash equivalent instruments. When Roadway accepted as payment an instrument that was marked “certified funds” but that turned out to be worthless, Center Video sued for breach of contract. The district court concluded that the instrument was not authorized by the tariff and granted…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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