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Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 5, 1980No. 79-1311PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (Kaiser), instituted this action under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20(11), to recover the value of 12 carloads of bauxite allegedly contaminated while in the custody of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (ICG)i Originally filed in the Circuit Court of Audrain County, Missouri, the cause was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The district court found that Kaiser failed to establish the delivery element of a prima facie case under the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Maxey's Yamaha, Inc., Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company v. United States Fo AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  5. Southern Illinois Stone Company, a Corporation v. Universal Engineering Corporation, a Corporation, and MacHinery Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Continental Grain Company v. Frank Seitzinger Storage, Inc. v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, A/K/A Burlington Northern RailwayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  2. Bump v. Firemens Ins. Co. of Newark, NJNebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Brawner v. Allstate Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. D.P. Apparel Corporation v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. Scientific Application, Inc. v. DelkampNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981

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