Legal Opinion
Inland Metals Refining Co. v. Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 11, 1983No. 82 C 0839PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Inland Metals Refining Company (“Inland”) brings this two-count diversity action against Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc. (“Ceres”), seeking damages for the loss of metal inventories Inland had stored in Ceres’ warehouse:
1. Count I charges “Ceres’ failure to redeliver Inland’s property, in the absence of any explanation therefor, constitutes a conversion of Inland’s lead and zinc” (Complaint ¶ 10).
2. Count II asserts Ceres breached a contractual duty to exercise reasonable care in storing the metal.
Both sides now move for summary judgment. For…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- I.C.C. Metals, Inc. v. Municipal Warehouse Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Sheraton Corp. of Am. v. Kingsford Packing Co., Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Kline v. KramerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Erie-Haven, Inc. v. First Church of ChristIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- General Grain, Inc. v. International Harvester Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Western Mining Corp. v. Standard Terminals, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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