Legal Opinion
Lawrence Warehouse Co. v. Defense Supplies Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1947No. 11418PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Defense Supplies Corporation, an agency of the United States, recovered a judgment in damages against Lawrence Warehouse Company, Capitol Chevrolet Company, and B. J. McGrew, for the negligent destruction by fire of a quantity of automobile tires and tubes stored in a warehouse. With the exception of McGrew, the named defendants have appealed from the judgment. The defendant Clyde W. Henry, owner of the building in which the property was stored, was exonerated from liability, and from this phase of the judgment Defense Supplies Corporation appeals. In the interest of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Pacific Steam Whaling Co. v. Alaska Packers' Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Giles v. Moundridge Milling Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Wilson v. Southern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Defense Supplies Corp. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- William A. McClendon v. T. L. James & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Howard Industries, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
- John Rooff & Sons, Inc. v. WinterbottomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- Grace & Co. (Pacific Coast), a Corporation v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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