Legal Opinion
T. J. Stevenson & Co. v. 81,193 Bags of Flour
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1980No. 77-2523PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
With this decision we hopefully end, in all but a minor respect, an amphibious imbroglio 1 and commercial law practitioner’s nightmare involving three shiploads of enriched wheat flour.2 By a coincidence in this confusing case, each shipload of flour became infested, to varying degrees, with confused (triboleum confusam) and red rust (triboleum casteneum) flour beetles (sometimes called weevils). None of the parties involved-seller, buyer, and carrier-acted faultlessly over the course of the transaction. All brought their differences to the able District Judge for…
2Cases cited127 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Charles PAYNE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. McLEMORE’S WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORES, a Louisiana Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Anthony Cioffe, & Mare Distributors, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation v. Arnold F. Morris & Jet Fingers, Inc., a Florida CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Raymond Leroy TalkingtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Rohner, Gehrig & Company v. Capital City BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles Edwin Roberts, Sr. v. Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc. v. Gibson Welding and Construction Co., Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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