Legal Opinion
Penick & Ford, Ltd. v. Davis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 27, 1925No. 8928Published
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
On February 27, 1922, plaintiff brought suit in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, for $417.95 for loss from or damage to two shipments of molasses made by it from New Orleans, La., one on March 30, 1918, to. New York City, and the other on February 27, 1918, to Boston, Mass. These shipments, it was averred, were delivered to the Director General of Railroads for transportation by steamers of the Southern Pacific System, whose property was then in the possession of, and was being operated by, the Director General as a common carrier for hire. Federal control having terminated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Campbell v. HaverhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. LangerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Davis v. DonovanSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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