Legal Opinion
Ward v. Gulf, M. N.R. Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 3, 1938PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndeeson, J.
This was an action at law against three common carriers to recover damages sustained by reason of the alleged breach of a contract for the interstate trasportation of personal property by rail. The contract is known as a “Special Baggage Car Contract.’' The shipment, consisting of show and carnival equipment, originated at Covington, Tennessee, and was destined to Philadelphia, Mississippi, where it arrived after considerable delay and in a damaged condition.
The defendants, among other things, plead specially that the contract under which the property was shipped had a provision placing an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Southern Railway Co. v. PrescottSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- Lichten v. Eastern Airlines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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