Legal Opinion
Charles Paulson, D/B/A Chuck Paulson & Sons Construction v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1986No. 86-5130PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Charles Paulson sued Greyhound Lines, Inc. (Greyhound) for damages allegedly caused by Greyhound’s failure to deliver an express package on time. A jury found that Greyhound fraudulently induced Paul-son to ship the package via Greyhound. Believing the jury finding to be against the weight of the evidence, the presiding district court judge 1 ordered a new trial and recused himself from the case. A second district court judge 2 later granted Greyhound’s motion for summary judgment, on the ground that the carrier’s National Express Tariff insulated it from liability and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Armour Packing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. FinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Maislin Industries and U.S. Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- In the Matter of Pester Refining Company, a Kansas Corporation, Debtor (Three Cases). Pester Refining Company, and the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A. And Bankers Trust Company, Intervenors Below v. Mapco Gas Products, Inc. And Mid-America Pipeline Company, Burke Energy Corporation, Unsecured Creditors Committee, Southern Union Refining Co., Inland Crude Purchasing Corp., Pester Refining Company, and the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A. And Bankers Trust Company, Intervenors Below v. Mapco Gas Products, Inc., and Mid-America Pipeline Company, and Burke Energy Corporation, Unsecured Creditors Committee, Southern Union Refining Co., Inland Crude Purchasing Corp., Pester Refining Company, and the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A. And Bankers Trust Company, Intervenors Below v. Mapco Gas Products, Inc. And Mid-America Pipeline Company, and Burke Energy Corporation, Unsecured Creditors Committee, Southern Union Refining Co., Inland Crude Purchasing Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Miller v. Armour & Co. (In Re Total Transportation, Inc.)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
- Whirlpool Corp. v. U.M.C.O. International Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1990
- Maislin Industries, U.S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1988
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