Legal Opinion
Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Docket No. 04-4066-Cv
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 10, 2006No. 54PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge:
A shipment of thirty-two tractors, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Swanee, Georgia, was severely damaged when the train carrying the cargo derailed in Texas. The cargo owner, Kubota Tractor Corporation (“Kubota”), collected the full value of the tractors — $479,500—from its insurer, Som-po Japan Insurance Co. of America (“Som-po”). Subrogating Kubota’s claim, Sompo then brought this suit against defendant-appellee Union Pacific Railroad Co. (“Union Pacific” or “the Railroad”) in the Southern District of New York. The district court (Duffy, J.) granted partial summary…
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