Legal Opinion
Caten v. Salt City Movers & Storage Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1945No. 251PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs arranged with the defendant to ship their household goods and some of their personal effects from Gouverneur, N. Y., to Pawtucket, R. I., on a motor van owned and operated by the defendant, a common carrier in interstate commerce by motor vehicle. The van caught fire en route when its brakes became overheated because of faulty adjustment and the shipment was totally destroyed. This suit was brought in the District Court for the Northern District of New York to recover the value of the property, federal jurisdiction under Part II of the Interstate Commerce…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by58 opinions
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. NothnagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Juliet M. D. Anton v. Greyhound Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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- Berkshire Mutual Insurance Company v. Richard G. Moffett, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Chandler v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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