Legal Opinion

Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. v. Pitt County Transportation Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 21, 1974No. 73-1812PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FIELD, Circuit Judge:

Finding an indemnification provision in a lease of motor carrier equipment to be violative of a pertinent regulation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the district court granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and the plaintiff has appealed.

*244The facts are not in dispute. Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation [Carolina] leased a tractor-trailer truck accompanied by its driver from Pitt County Transportation Company [Pitt]. During the rental period the driver allegedly parked improperly on a highway wayside and the truck moved backwards striking one…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Newsome v. SurrattSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Carriers Insurance Exchange v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jones Truck Lines, Inc. v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., and American Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  3. Mustang Transportation Co. v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. v. Zero Refrigerated LinesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
  5. General Expressways, Inc. v. Schreiber Freight Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974

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