Legal Opinion
John Morrell & Co. v. Frozen Food Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1983No. 81-1624PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves determining whether a common carrier, Frozen Food Express, or a packer-shipper, John Morrell & Co., will bear the loss for a load of beef that spoiled due to a malfunction in a trailer refrigeration unit. Frozen Food and other carriers spotted empty trailers at Morrell’s facility for use in transporting carcass beef to Morrell’s customers. On February 1,1978, Morrell asked Frozen Food to transport a load of beef to Louisville, but Frozen Food advised Morrell on February 2 and 3 that it lacked “power” units to transport the trailer due to inclement weather. On February 4,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- V. L. Johnson, D/B/A v. L. Johnson Lumber Co. v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Illinois Central Railroad v. E. E. Moore, D/B/A E. E. Moore and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Federated Department Stores, Inc., D/B/A Burdines v. Norman C. Brinke, Florida East Coast Railway Co., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- AJ Tebbe & Sons Company v. Brown ExpressTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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