Legal Opinion
Sanroc Co. International v. Roadrunner Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 13, 1980No. 17607PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Justice.
Sanroc Company International (Sanroc) brought this suit for damages growing out of the breach of a bailment contract whereby Roadrunner Transportation, Inc. (Roadrunner) impliedly agreed to store one certain Aztec forty-foot white trailer. Trial was to the court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for the defendant.
Robert Magaletta, the owner of Sanroc, testified that he requested Reo Export Company (Reo) to pick up the forty-foot white trailer at a City Dock Gate in Houston and to arrange for its storage.
Boyce Fuller, president of Roadrunner, testified that an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- First Natl. Bank v. Fite, GuardianTexas Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- International Freight Forwarding, Inc. v. American Flange, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
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