Legal Opinion

Grace & Co. (Pacific Coast), a Corporation v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 14, 1960No. 16388_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action brought in the District Court for the Southern District of California by Grace & Co., a West Virginia corporation, appellant, against the city of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation, appellee, for damages to certain bags of coffee owned by appellant which had been unloaded from a ship and were in a shed at Berth 59 in Los Angeles Harbor. The basis of appellant’s claim for damages is the alleged negligence of the city of Los Angeles. 1

The District Court had jurisdiction by virtue of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332, and this Court has jurisdiction under 28…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Polk v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Chafor v. City of Long BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Hoel v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  4. Sheward v. VirtueCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  5. City of Richmond v. Virginia Bonded Warehouse Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1927

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Bauman v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
  2. Lubin v. City of Iowa CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1964
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Performance Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2017
  4. CC Anderson Stores Co. v. Boise Water CorporationIdaho Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1971

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