Legal Opinion
Illinois Central Railroad v. Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 26, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 67-1852PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEEBE, District Judge:
The Illinois Central Railroad Company has brought this suit against Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc., seeking recovery of $33,737.50 in demurrage charges which allegedly accrued from December 23, 1965, to September 3, 1966. Demur-rage is a daily rate charged by a railroad to a consignee (such as defendant) on each railroad car which the consignee fails to unload within a certain time after the car has been either actually or constructively placed by the railroad at the consignee’s disposal for unloading. When the railroad is unable to actually place the car on the consignee’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Davis v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Empire Box Corp. of Stroudsburg v. Delaware, L. & W. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Eastern Wine Corp. v. New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
3Cited by7 opinions
- Board of County Commissioners v. Coleman American Properties, Inc. (In Re American Properties, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1983
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- Board of County Commissioners v. Coleman American Properties, Inc. (In re American Properties, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1983
- Baker v. Prolerized Chicago CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1971
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Nevins-Petrillo Warehouse & Distribution Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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