Legal Opinion
In re Penn Central Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 3, 1972No. 70-347PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*1349MEMORANDUM AND ORDER NO. 1008
FULLAM, District Judge.
Excel Packing Company1 has filed a petition for reclamation of the proceeds from the sales of two damaged shipments of beef. The shipments were made on May 2 and May 6, 1970, from Wichita, Kansas, to the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (“A & P”) at Hawthorne, New Jersey. The originating carrier was the Rock Island, and the terminating carrier was the Debtor. The shipments were made in trail-vans (i. e., trailers containing the beef were shipped by flat ear).
At some point in the journey, the refrigeration equipment of the trailers was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Matter of Penn Central Transportation CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Merchants & Miners' Transp. Co. v. BranchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1922
- American Fruit Growers, Inc. v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Court of Appeal · 1925
3Cited by1 opinion
- Farah Manufacturing Co. v. Continental Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975