Legal Opinion
S. L. Shepard & Co. v. Agwilines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1942No. 4893PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge:
S. L. Shepard and Company, a copartnership, sues in this case to recover damages for injury to a shipment of watermelons carried on July 8, 1939, from Charleston, South Carolina, to New York City by the S/S Cherokee of the Clyde-Mallory Lines owned and operated by the defendant, Agwilines, Inc. The bills of lading acknowledged the receipt of the shipment in apparent good order when delivered to the ship at Charleston. Evidence which was not seriously controverted showed that the melons, or a substantial portion of them, were in bad condition when they reached New York.…
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- Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. RaddinSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Viele v. Germania InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- The Malcolm Baxter, Jr.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by5 opinions
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