Legal Opinion
River Terminals Corporation v. Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1958No. 16699_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for libelant for the loss of its cargo of molasses shipped by it on its own barge under tow of libelee-appellant. The libel claimed, and the trial court found, that the barge sank and its cargo was lost as a result of negligent acts of appellant in navigation or management of the tow.
The libelee asserted a defense which, if available to it, makes unnecessary consideration of the case on the merits. This defense is: Appellant was a certificated common carrier under the terms of Part III of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 901 et…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- General American Tank Car Corp. v. El Dorado Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lowden v. Simonds-Shields-Lonsdale Grain Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Secretary of Agriculture v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Pershing Auto Rentals, Inc. v. William C. GaffneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- J. M. Huber Corporation v. William Harvey Denman and Jay Pumphrey, Trustees of the Estate of S. B. Burnett, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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