Legal Opinion
United States v. Reading Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 28, 1961No. 13379_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
The United States commenced an action to recover for damage to three car loads of beef sustained in shipment and while in custody of defendant Reading Company (“railroad”). The government contended that the damage was caused .by the railroad’s breach of its duty to re-ice the cars while they were awaiting further shipment at the Port Richmond terminal.
The parties entered into a stipulation which provided in paragraph 35 that the provisions of Perishable Protective Tariff No. 16 1 were applicable to and determinative of their rights and liabilities. Another paragraph, No.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Estate of Sanford v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Secretary of Agriculture v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Watson Bros. Transp. Co., Inc. v. Feinberg Kosher Sausage CoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Minneapolis Brewing Company v. MerrittDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1956
- Johnson Motor Transport v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1957
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- American Motor Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Inns, Inc., International Association of Holiday Inns, Intervenor-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Underwriters at Lloyds of London v. North American Van LinesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- R. H. Fulton v. Chicago, Rock Island And Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Genevieve Derewecki, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph W. Derewecki, Deceased v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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