Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation Co. v. Novolog Bucks County
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 2007No. 06-3431PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the liability of entities such as warehousemen, pier operators, transloaders, and connecting carriers for demurrage charges, ie., penalties assessed by railroads when shippers or recipients of freight do not timely return railcars to service after loading or unloading. The railroad in this case sought to assess de-murrage charges against a transloader for delays in returning both inbound and outbound railcars to service. With respect to inbound freight, the transloader received loaded railcars on behalf of steel companies or others and forwarded…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Teleconcepts, Incorporated, Defendant/third-Party v. Bell of Pennsylvania, Third-Party Teleconcepts, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Hallstrom v. Tillamook CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Central Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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