Legal Opinion
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad v. American Cyanamid Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 12, 1981No. 80 C 1857, 80 C 2190 and 80 C 6762PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
These diversity actions involve allegations of negligence and strict liability in tort as a result of an accident involving spillage of acrylonitrile, a hazardous and toxic substance. Defendant American Cyanamid Company (“Cyanamid”), manufacturer and shipper of the acrylonitrile, arranged for defendant Missouri Pacific to transport the substance in a leased car from Louisiana to Indiana Harbor Belt Railway’s (“Indiana Harbor”) freight yard in Illinois. There, Missouri Pacific was to deliver the car to Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Conrail”) so that…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Alvis v. RibarIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Dunham v. Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Charles Ashbrook and Master Chef, Inc. v. Harlan HoffmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Cross-Appellant v. American Cyanamid Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- City of Bloomington, Indiana v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Branch v. Western Petroleum, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1982
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company v. American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Fallon v. INDIAN TRAIL SCHOOL, ADDISON TP. SCH. DIST.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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