Legal Opinion
Hopper Paper Co. v. Baltimore & O.R. Co
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 1949No. 9894_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
In the District Court the case was tried by the court without a jury, and a judgment was entered in favor, of plaintiff. This judgment, defendant seeks to reverse.
Plaintiff, on August 16, 1947, sued defendant, a Maryland corporation engaged in the business of transporting property by rail in interstate commerce, for the admitted value of a carload of -paper. The defense pleaded -was that plaintiff failed to file a written notice of claim with defendant in accordance with § 2(b) of the bill of lading, which provides.:
“As a condition precedent to recovery, claims must be…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- New York v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. StarbirdSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Barrett v. Van PeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by49 opinions
- American Synthetic Rubber Corporation and American Rubber & Chemical Company v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Intech, Inc. v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Insurance Co. Of North America v. Newtowne Mfg. Co. Insurance Co. Of North America v. Holland Transp. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Wisconsin Packing Co., Inc. v. Indiana Refrigerator Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Thompson v. James G. McCarrick Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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