Legal Opinion
Aspen Pictures, Inc. v. Oceanic Steamship Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 1957No. Civ. 21643PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment on a verdict rendered in favor of defendants in an action by the shipper of goods against the carriers for damages resulting from a delay in the carriage of plaintiff’s goods.
Plaintiff delivered to defendants, who are common carriers, certain motion picture equipment and supplies for shipment to Samoa on defendants’ steamship “Sierra,” which was scheduled to depart from the port of Los Angeles on May 24, 1952, and to arrive in Samoa at the end of the first week in June. The material was needed by plaintiff in connection with its production of…
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- Henderson v. Los Angeles Traction Co.California Supreme Court · 1907
- Anderson v. SeropianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1905
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