Legal Opinion

Condakes v. Southern Pacific Co.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided November 27, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 67-965-J, 67-966-JPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JULIAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought these two actions under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20(11), to recover damages allegedly caused by defendant carrier’s late delivery at Boston of two carload shipments of lettuce from Salinas, California.

FINDINGS OF FACT

Plaintiff, George Condakes (hereinafter “Condakes ’), does business in Boston, Massachusetts, as Peter Condakes Company. The defendant, Southern Pacific Company (hereinafter “Southern Pacific”), is a railroad corporation engaged in interstate commerce.

On May 20, 1964, at 5:12 p. m. Pacific…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Peninsula Produce ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Southeastern Express Co. v. Pastime Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
  4. Seaboard Air Line RR Co. v. Lake Region Packing Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  5. Denver-Albuquerque Motor Transport, Inc. v. GalliganSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Blanchette v. CataldoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  2. Turner's Farms, Inc. v. Maine Central Railroad Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1980
  3. Shippers Service Company, a Partnership v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  4. Peter Condakes Company, Inc. v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. Shippers Service Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975

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