Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Cau
Citations
- 120 F. 15
- 57 C.C.A. 35
- 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 4456
Syllabus
<p>1. Carriers — Stipulation Exempting prom Liability por Fire — Agreement not to Enforce — Consideration.</p> <p>Act of a consignor of cotton in giving up insurance thereon in his favor, and taking out a policy in favor of the carrier, fully protecting it from loss or destruction by fire, constituted a valuable consideration for a promise on the part of the carrier not to insist on a provision in the bill of lading exempting it from liability for loss or damage by fire.</p>
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- striking affirmative defenses that were insufficiently pled but granting 14 days to replead with adequate facts
- striking affirmative defenses that were insufficiently pled but granting 14 days to replead with adequate facts
- striking defense of bona fide error where there was “no indication whatsoever of what that error might be”
- granting motion to seal “potentially sensitive financial information”
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