Legal Opinion
Florence Banana Corp. v. Pennsylvania Railroad
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1963No. 3336PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Florence Banana Corporation appeals from a judgment upon a directed verdict for appellee in a suit seeking the value of a carload of apples alleged to have been spoiled'by negligence in transportation by the carrier.
In early January, 1960, appellant bought four carloads of apples in the state of Washington for shipment east by railroad. Inspections were made of the fruit by the U. S. Department of Agriculture on January 6, 1960, and on April 12, 1960. The apples were shipped at different times; the last carload here involved was moved on May 27, I960. Appellánt claims…
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- Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Harris Truck Lines, Inc. v. Cherry Meat Packers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Posins', Inc. v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
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