Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Recovery Express, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 1, 2006No. CIV.A.04-12293-WGYPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a breach of contract and related equitable action brought by the plaintiff, CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSX”), against the defendants, Recovery Express, Inc. (“Recovery”) and Interstate Demolition and Environmental Corp. (“IDEC”). The case against Recovery turns on the application of that doctrine within the law of agency known as “apparent authority”; specifically, how large a cloak of such authority is provided by access to an e-mail address with a defendant’s domain name.
A. Undisputed Facts
CSX is in the business of selling…
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