Legal Opinion
River Terminals Corporation v. Southwestern Sugar and Molasses Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1960No. 16699_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree holding appellant, River Terminals Corporation (hereafter, sometimes, for convenience, R.T.C.), liable to appellee, Southwestern Sugar and Molasses Company, Inc. (hereafter Southwestern) for damages to the barge Peter B and a cargo of molasses. This is the second appearance of the case here. Formerly we held, 5 Cir., 253 F.2d 922, that if there was fault on the part of R.T.C., such fault was excused under the terms of the tariff on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission; that such exculpatory clause of the tariff was valid unless…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The "Margaret."Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- C. J. Dick Towing Co. v. The Leo Commercial Petroleum & Transport Co. v. Texas Co. The DispatchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Pershing Auto Rentals, Inc. v. William C. GaffneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles Wesley James v. River Parishes Company, Inc. v. C & R Towing and Fleeting, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Heinrich C. Horn, of the M/s Heinz Horn v. Cia De Navegacion Fruco, S.A. And J. R. Atkins, D/B/A Alabama Fruit and Produce Companu, Cia De Navegacion Fruco, S.A. And J. R. Atkins, D/B/A Albama Fruit and Produce Company v. Heinrich C. Horn, of the M/s Heinz HornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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