Legal Opinion
American National Fire Insurance v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 2003No. 02-1639, 02-1741PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
American National Insurance Company (“National Insurance”), as subrogee of Ta-bacalera Contreras Cigar Company (“Ta-bacalera”), brought this action under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 14706, seeking damages from Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. (“Yellow Freight”). It alleged that a shipment of cigars entrusted to Yellow Freight was damaged in transit. After a bench trial, the district court awarded damages including freight, taxes, fees, insurance and prejudgment interest to National Insurance. Yellow Freight now appeals the district court’s rulings that National…
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