Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. Davenport
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
By this action the appellant, Chicago and North Western Railway Company (hereinafter called the Railroad) seeks to recover from the appellee partners and from Dailey Bros. -Circus, a partnership, (hereinafter called the Circus) under an indemnity agreement in a contract providing for the haulage of the Circus’ train over the Railroad’s line. The questions in dispute involve the construction and validity of the contract provisions for indemnity.
The Circus operated a road show traveling in 25 railroad cars owned by an affiliated company and leased to the Circus. The show…
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2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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