Legal Opinion
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. v. H. Rouw Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 1954No. 12729PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
This case concerns an attack upon the market value rule of damages applicable in the case of damages to an interstate shipment of perishables. The settled rule of damages in such cases is the difference between the market value of the perishables at destination, had the shipment arrived in good condition, and the market value of the shipment in the condition in which it actually arrived, less the freight charges. The only point in the case is the same one that was decided in Thompson v. H. Rouw Company, Tex.Civ.App., 237 S.W.2d 662, in which case it was decided that commissions…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- The Ansaldo San Giorgio I v. Rheinstrom Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. McCaull CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. McCaull-Dinsmore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- R. G. McClung Cotton Co. v. Cotton Concentration Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. The H. Rouw CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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- Vacco Industries v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1976
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