Legal Opinion
Gus Datillo Fruit Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 25, 1927PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Drury, Commissioner
Reversing.
Gris Datillo, a wholesale fruit dealer, doing business in Louisville, Ky., as Gus Datillo Fruit Company, has appealed from a judgment dismissing his petition. In August, 1925, there was shipped to him from New Orleans, over the line of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, a carload of bananas, accompanied by a messenger or agent of the shipper, who regulated temperatures in the car in order to preserve the fruit. The bill of lading contained this notation: “Ventilation or icing instructions to be arranged by messenger when in charge or on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cassone v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Schwartz & Co. v. Erie R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908
- McArthur v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
- Southern Express Co. v. Fant Fish Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Nigro v. Houston & T. C. R. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gus Dattilo Fruit Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- New York Canners, Incorporated v. RuckerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Gus Datillo Fruit Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928