Legal Opinion

City of Richmond v. Atlantic Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 13, 1960No. 7893PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.

The Atlantic Company, doing business in Richmond, Virginia, as Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Company, hereinafter referred to as “Merchants”, instituted this action to recover damages resulting from an explosion which occurred in its cold storage warehouse in Richmond shortly after 10:30 on the morning of January 16, 1958. Merchants claimed damages to its real and personal property, for loss of use thereof and, by right of subrogation and assignment, the sum of $25,000 for the death of each of four of its employees who were killed in the explosion, claims having been…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
  2. Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
  3. Shelby v. Williams and Horney Livestock, Incorporated v. Joseph E. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
  4. Ralston Purina Company v. J. S. Edmunds, J. L. Edmunds and J. W. Edmunds, Co-Partners Doing Business as J. S. Edmunds and SonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
  5. Schuerholz v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Lindner v. Durham Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  2. Hatton v. Spencer (In Re Hatton)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
  3. Joseph Emmett Wadsworth v. Eugene Clindon, Joseph Emmett Wadsworth v. Eugene ClindonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  4. Young v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
  5. Colorado Milling and Elevator Company, a Corporation v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965

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