Legal Opinion
Houston Belt & Terminal Railroad Company v. Connell Rice & Sugar Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1969No. 27094_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Connell, a consignee of 78 railroad cars of rice, appeals from a judgment holding it liable for demurrage charges because of the delay in unloading the cars.
The problem here arose when Houston, a belt line, received the cars from other carriers and undertook to deliver them to the destination designated by Connell, but which delivery was frustrated. This destination was the dock side warehouse of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Company. Steveuores were on strike at the time, and, although Gulf employees were not on strike, they honored the longshoremen’s picket lines and refused…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Port Terminal Railroad Association v. Connell Rice & Sugar Co., Inc., Connell Rice & Sugar Co., Inc. v. Port Terminal Railroad AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by7 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. Southern Scrap Material Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
- City of Galveston v. Kerr Steamship Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1973
- Union Pacific Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- Cargill, Incorporated v. S/S NASUGBUDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1975
- City of New Orleans ex rel. Public Belt Railroad Commission v. Hansen & Tidemann, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
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