Legal Opinion
Thousand Springs Trout Farms, Inc., a Corporation v. Iml Freight, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1977No. 75-1414PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
In this “diversity” action brought by a shipper (Thousand Springs) against a carrier (IML) for damage to a load of fresh trout, we attempt to apply well-settled principles of generally applicable law to an unusual fact situation involving perishable goods.
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Thousand Springs operates a trout farm and packing plant near Buhl, Idaho, and IML Freight is an interstate motor carrier of freight for hire with terminals in a number of cities, including Twin Falls, Idaho. 1 In early September, 1972, Kroger Company entered into an oral contract with Thousand Springs. It was agreed that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Savage Truck Line, Inc. (Four Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- Purer & Company and Phillip Purer v. Aktiebolaget Addo and Addo MacHine Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Fenton v. FreedmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- William A. Cordingley v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Fenton v. FreedmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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