Legal Opinion
Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., and American Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1974No. 74-1443PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the judgment of the district court in a declaratory judgment action, declaring and adjudging an indemnification provision in a one-way motor carrier lease agreement void and unenforceable as against public policy and in violation of Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations.
The operative facts are substantially undisputed. Jones, a motor vehicle common carrier, accepted in Kansas City, Missouri, certain goods for transportation from that point to West Monroe, Louisiana. Jones had not been authorized by the I.C.C. to operate in the State of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Oreathel Alford, Administratrix of the Estate of Ezell Alford v. Hugh Major D/B/A Hugh Major Truck Lines, and Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Allstate Insurance Company v. Alterman Transport Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Allstate Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Alterman Transport Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Systems, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Kellogg Company v. Sanitors, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. v. Pitt County Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by13 opinions
- Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Indiana Refrigerator Lines, Inc. v. James DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Mustang Transportation Co. v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Ranger Nationwide, Inc. v. National Indemnity Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- J. Miller Express, Inc. v. PentzOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
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