Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Georgia Packing Co.

LEE, Circuit Judge.

In their petition for rehearing, appellees misapply certain specified cases cited in the opinion. The cases of Chesapeake & Ohio R. Co. v. Martin,1 Lancaster v. McCarty,2 and Boston & Maine R. Co. v. Hooker3 were not cited as authorities for determining the degree of care required of a carrier in transporting or refrigerating perishable goods. They were cited to illustrate in general the point that shipment of goods by rail interstate is subject to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., and that under the Act the responsibility assumed by…