Legal Opinion
Southern Ry. Co. v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1944No. 5195PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
The Southern Railway Company (hereinafter called Southern), indemnitee, brought a civil action against the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Asheville (hereinafter called Coca Cola), indemnitor, to recover under the provisions of an indemnity contract. The District Judge directed the jury to find a verdict in favor of Coca Cola and Southern has duly appealed.
Coca Cola, to facilitate its business operations, wished to construct a storage warehouse on Southern’s right-of-way at Murphy, North Carolina. Coca Cola naturally desired the location of the warehouse very close to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. Louisville & NR Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- Wilkie v. New York Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. v. ThornleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Cacey v. Virginian Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Deep Vein Coal Co. v. Chicago & E. I. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Mary G. Bruce, Administratrix of the Estate of Walter B. Bruce, Deceased v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Princemont Construction Corp. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Watson v. Southern Railway Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1975
- Crowell v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- Standard Ins. Co. of New York v. Ashland Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
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