Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Pennsylvania R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 23, 1936No. 6563PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, Associate Justice.
Appellant, Shapiro, sued the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as delivering carrier, to recover damages for failure to safely refrigerate and transport a carload of peas and cauliflower from Auburn, Washington state, to Washington, D. C. At the close of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the railroad.
Appellant is a produce commission merchant in Washington City. At the time in question his custom was to purchase fresh vegetables in the West through an agent in Auburn. The agent would inspect the produce, advise appellant of its condition and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Putnam v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Northwestern Marble & Tile Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. TomlinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. RiccardiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Modern Tool Corp. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1951
- Standard Hotel Supply Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Harvey's Inc. v. AC ELECTRIC COMPANYDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Austin v. Seaboard Air Line R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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