Legal Opinion

Beta Spawn, Inc. v. Ffe Transportation Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 31, 2001No. 00-1332PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

FFE Transportation Services, Inc. (“FFE”) appeals from the judgment of the district court finding FFE liable to Beta Spawn, Inc. for the value of a shipment of mushroom spawn damaged during transport. FFE contends that the district court erred in finding (1) that Beta Spawn established a prima facie case under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 11706; (2) that FFE’s tariff was not applicable to the shipment at issue; and (3) that FFE had agreed to maintain the temperature of its trailer at 34 degrees Fahrenheit 1 when…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gianni v. Russell Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  2. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Elmore & StahlSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Country Floors, Inc. v. A Partnership Composed of Charley Gepner and Gary Ford, D/B/A Country TilesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  4. Louis W. Epstein Family Partnership Levitz Furniture Corporation, Intervenor in D.C. v. Kmart CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. Regina Polselli Rudolph T. Polselli, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. The Paper Magic Group, Inc. v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. TIG Insurance v. Tyco International Ltd.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania D v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018

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