Legal Opinion
Universal Carloading & Distribution Co. v. Penn Central Transportation Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 17, 1984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fein, J.
Plaintiff, a freight forwarder, sued for alleged loss and damage to shipments received from customers and turned over to defendants for interstate rail transportation. Plaintiff initially filed claims with defendant Penn Central *62Transportation Company, a carrier which had been involved in each of the several shipments in question as either the initial or delivering (final) carrier. Each of the three appealing defendants was either the delivering or initial carrier on some of those shipments in conjunction with Penn Central.
Plaintiff asserts it has already paid off…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Season-All Industries, Inc. v. Merchant ShippersDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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