Legal Opinion

Interiors, Inc. v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 17, 1972No. 11953PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEARD, Judge.

This is an action by Interiors, Inc., a local retail furniture dealer, for damages to a sofa which was shipped to it by the manu*497facturer in North Carolina via Ryder Truck Lines, Inc. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor for the full price paid for the sofa, $245, Ryder Truck Lines, Inc. appealed.

The basic facts are not in dispute. Interiors bought furniture from Gilliam Furniture Company of Statesville, North Carolina to be transported by Ryder to Shreveport. The legs of the sofa were broken off when the stake-body truck used to deliver the furniture from the terminal to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Texas Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. F. J. McCarty Co., Inc. v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  3. W. A. Stackpole Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Malden Spinning & Dyeing Company, W. A. Stackpole Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Raymond T. SchubertCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
  4. F. J. McCarty Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1968
  5. Piazza v. Louisiana & Arkansas Ry. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1950

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. Hartford Acc. and Indem. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  2. Rabon v. Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
  3. Allstate Insurance v. Royal Guardian Insurance Co. of CanadaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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