Legal Opinion
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., a Wisconsin Corporation v. Transcon Lines, a California Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 1985No. 83-2196PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, filed a complaint in district court under 49 U.S.C. § 11707, the Carmack Amendment, seeking compensation for cargo damage caused to a shipment of empty beer cans. The cans had been shipped by the defendant motor carrier, Transcon Lines, from Memphis, Tennessee to Van Nuys, California. Some of the cans were dented or crushed in transit and the defendant’s liability for that portion of the cargo damage is not at issue on this appeal. 1 The remainder of the shipment was rendered unusable due to fiber…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Plough, Inc. v. The Mason and Dixon LinesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Wisconsin Electric Power Company, a Wisconsin Corporation v. Zallea Brothers, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Martin Imports v. Courier-Newsom Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Independent MacHinery, Inc. v. Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,040 Pharma Bio, Inc. v. Tnt Holland Motor Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Group v. J.J. Phoenix Express, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
- Swift-Eckrich, Inc. v. Advantage Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1999
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