Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Containair Systems Corp.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

VINCENT L. BRODERICK, District Judge.

I

Introduction

The plaintiff railroad (“Conrail”) has invoked the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 10101, et seq. (1980), to recover payment of detention and storage charges allegedly owed to it by the defendant corporation (“Containair”).

The parties have stipulated the material facts and each has moved for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, upon the stipulated facts plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is granted, and defendant’s motion is denied.

II

The Facts

The storage and detention charges involved in this action were…