Legal Opinion
Ranger Transportation, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1990No. 89-2657, 90-1264PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Ranger Transportation, Inc. (Ranger) brought suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) under 49 U.S.C. § 10744 (1982) alleging unpaid freight charges of $110,562 arising from shipments made in June through November of 1987. 1 Wal-Mart’s defense was that it had paid Bell Trucking, Inc. (Bell), and that Bell was, at least ostensibly, Ranger’s agent for collection purposes. The jury found Wal-Mart liable in the amount of $73,334. Wal-Mart appeals; we affirm in part and reverse in part.
DISCUSSION
A. Indispensable Party
Wal-Mart initially urges that the judgment should be set aside because Bell…
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- Bland v. FleemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
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