Legal Opinion
Maggard Truck Line, Inc. v. Deaton, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided October 21, 1983No. Civ. A. C82-779APublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROBERT H. HALL, District Judge.
This case stems from the destruction by fire of 80 bales of cotton while en route from Texas to North Carolina. The case is now before this court on plaintiffs, Maggard Truck Line, Inc. (Maggard), motion in limine and request for pretrial rulings. Jurisdiction is pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For the reasons stated hereinafter plaintiff’s motion is GRANTED in part, DENIED in part.
FACTS
On August 13, 1980, L.T. Barringer & Co. (Barringer) consigned 80 bales of cotton to Maggard. The cotton was to be shipped from Harlinger, Texas to Kannapolis, North Carolina.…
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