Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1988No. 1715PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
This appeal is from an order of the trial court denying appellant Chicago Bridge and Iron Company’s (hereinafter “CBI”) post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial.
The relevant facts of the case are as follows: In December, 1979, CBI arranged for the shipment of steel plates, fabricated at its plant in Greenville, Pennsylvania, to the United Arab Emirates by barge via the Port of Philadelphia. The shipment included seventy-two (72) trapezoidal or pie-shaped plates.
CBI packaged the 72 plates of steel in bundles (or drafts) of twelve sheets…
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