Legal Opinion
Brockway-Smith Co. v. Boston & Maine Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 23, 1980No. Civ. A. 74-5660-MPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge,
Sitting by Designation.
This action involving interstate freight damage was filed by Brockway-Smith Company (Brockway) on December 11,1974, under the provisions of the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20(11), naming as defendants Boston and Maine Corporation (B & M), the destination carrier, and Chicago-Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (CM), the carrier that issued the bill of lading. On March 13, 1979, the court ordered that Kemper Insurance Company and Fireman’s Fund American Insurance Company, the insurers of…
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