Legal Opinion
Mexican Light & Power Co. v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1947No. 404PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
This is an action to recover damages for injury to goods in the course of an export shipment by rail. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Sharon, Pennsylvania, goods ultimately destined for the Mexican Light and Power Company. According to the bill of lading issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad the goods were consigned to
The Mexican Light & Power Co. Ltd.,
c/o Fausto Trevino, Customs Agent,
(National Railways of Mexico).
The destination was Laredo, Texas, with the further notation
“For Export to: El Oro, Estado de Mexico via…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Mexican Light & Power Co. v. Texas-Mexican Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. Mexican Light & Power Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1946
3Cited by31 opinions
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- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Greentree Transportation Trucking Co. Dave Saunders Trucking, Greentree Transportation Trucking CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
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