Legal Opinion
Joe R. Whatley, Jr. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2018No. 17-1677PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Joe Whatley, Trustee of the wrongful death claimants' trust (WD Trust), appeals the district court's order finding that his claim under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11706 , against Canadian Pacific Railway was untimely. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 29, 2013, a train carrying crude oil left New Town, North Dakota, destined for an oil refinery near Saint John, New Brunswick, in Canada. The bill of lading for the train's cargo designated Western Petroleum Company 1 (WFE) as the shipper, Irving Oil Ltd. as the consignee, and Canadian…
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