Legal Opinion
John Morrell & Company v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1974No. 72-2022PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, has appealed from grant of motion for summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, John Morrell & Company, based on the pleadings and stipulated facts.
Plaintiff shipped a consignment of fresh pork bellies under a Uniform Bill of Lading to Armour and Company in South San Francisco, California, on September 9, 1967. Defendant transported this shipment from Estherville, Iowa, to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, where it was interchanged with Southern Pacific Railroad Company. When the shipment arrived…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robinson v. Trustees of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- L.M. Kirkpatrick Co. v. I.C.R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1940
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Wauchula Truck Growers' Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Holford v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1967
- H. Rouw Co. v. Texas & N. O. R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1953
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3Cited by18 opinions
- William A. Cordingley v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Westhemeco Ltd. v. New Hampshire InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- White v. United Van Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Polaroid Corp. v. Hermann Forwarding Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- North American Philips Corp. v. Emery Air Freight Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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