Legal Opinion
Freight Terminals, Inc. v. Ryder System, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1972No. 71-3056PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
In this Texas diversity case Freight Terminals, Inc., as lessor, brought an action for physical damage to its truck terminal facilities against Ryder System Inc. and Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., as lessee, who in turn joined Mercury Freight Lines, Inc. as a third party defendant. A jury found the defendants liable for allowing the property to deteriorate in breach of their obligations under the lease and sublease. We affirm.
In 1950 Freight Terminals, Inc., as lessor, entered into a fifteen year lease agreement with T.S.C. Motor Freight Lines, Inc., as lessee. Freight Terminals…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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