Legal Opinion
Siegel v. Converters Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 2, 1983No. 1443, Docket 83-7195PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
BACKGROUND
This case presents the question whether an individual shareholder of a contract carrier may recover on its behalf in a derivative action the difference between freight rates paid by a shipper and those set forth in the tariff filed by the carrier with the ICC pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 318(a), amended by 49 U.S.C. § 10761(a) (Supp. V 1981). The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles E. Stewart, Judge, in two separate memorandum decisions, rejected the defendants’ estoppel defense and granted summary judgment as to liability on the plaintiff’s timely…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Barthel v. StammCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Paul Stevelman, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Alias Research Inc. And Stephen R.B. BinghamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Slayton v. American Express Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- John T. O'LOughLin v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Seidel v. LeeDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1996
- Mainella v. Staff Builders Industrial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
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