Legal Opinion
Chrysler Corporation v. M. Present Company, Inc., Penn Central Company v. M. Present Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1974No. 72-1726, 72-1727PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals from a judgment dismissing consolidated actions upon their merits, defendant’s motion for summary judgment having been granted.
Plaintiffs brought their actions to recover damages for loss of property in a warehouse fire, October 8, 1966, in Indianapolis. 1 Although defendant M. Present Company, Inc. was the owner of the warehouse, it was occupied at the time of the fire by A.A.A. Warehouse Corporation, defendant’s lessee. Several plaintiffs, like Chrysler, were owners of goods which had been placed in the warehouse for the purpose of storage. Penn…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Barrett v. Lake Ontario Beach Improvement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
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