Legal Opinion
Refrigerated Transport Co. v. Hernando Packing Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
This controversy between a consignor and a common carrier of property involves the carrier’s liability for misdelivery of cargo transported under a straight bill of lading. The trial court found the issues against the carrier and we conclude that he reached the correct conclusion.
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On January 3, 1975, Hernando Packing Company, Inc., of Memphis, shipped via Refrigerated Transport Company, Inc., a truck load of frozen meat consigned as follows:
[T]o BROWARD COLD STORAGE (acct. of J&A Trading Co.) 3220 S.W. 2nd Avenue . . . Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Broward is a public…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McBee v. BowmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Griggs v. . York-Shipley, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
- CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & PR CO. v. FlandersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Sword v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills v. Hudson Navigation Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1907
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Argus Management Corp. v. Pillsbury Co. (In Re Hillcrest Foods, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1984
- Fotokina of Florida, Inc. v. Gold Coast Freightways, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992