Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. California
Decided December 5, 1978No. Civ. R-77-0180PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacBRIDÉ, Chief Judge.
This is the second of a series of decisions 1 on the choice of law questions presented by this action brought by Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific) under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., against the United States. The issue to be resolved in this decision is the choice of law rule of Nevada. The facts may be stated briefly. On April 28, 1973,18 DODX railcars owned by the United States laden with bombs being transported by Southern Pacific from Nevada to Port Chicago, California under a contract with the…
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