Legal Opinion
Celanese Corporation of America and Federal Insurance Company v. Vandalia Warehouse Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1970No. 17786_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Celanese Corporation of America (“Celanese”), a New York corporation, sued the Vandalia Warehouse Corporation (“Vandalia”) of Vandalia, Illinois, for failure to deliver to plaintiff 441 stored Columbia wood-pulp rolls. These goods were damaged by water while in defendant’s custody. Federal Insurance Company (“Federal”), a New Jersey corporation, was joined as an additional party plaintiff, for it had paid Celanese for its loss and sued as subro-gee. Defendant claimed that the damage was caused by an act of God, namely, a heavy wind and rainstorm. However, a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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