Legal Opinion
Fuente Cigar, Ltd. v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 1992No. 91-5110PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Fuente Cigar, Ltd. (“Fuente”) appeals the district court’s order reversing a magistrate judge’s findings that Roadway Express, Inc. (“Roadway”) violated the Car-mack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 11707 (“Carmack Amendment”). 1 We vacate the district court’s order.
BACKGROUND
Fuente is a manufacturer of high quality, hand-made cigars. Fuente employed Roadway, an interstate carrier, to transport cigars from Miami, Florida, to Fairfield, New Jersey. The shipment was misrouted, and Roadway was not ready to make final delivery of the cigars for three…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- George E. Penland, Jr., Vernon Ward v. Warren County JailCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Cecil O. Adams v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Adelman v. Hub City Los Angeles Terminal, Inc.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1994
- Stephenson v. Wheaton Van Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 2002
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