· 5/16/2002
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Greentree Transportation Trucking Co. Dave Saunders Trucking, Greentree Transportation Trucking Company
Citations
- 293 F.3d 120
- 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 11372
- 2002 WL 1283393
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an appellant may not “advance new theories or raise new issues [on appeal] to secure a reversal” of a district court’s summary judgment order
- under Carmack Amendment, carrier is liable to shipper for damage to shipped goods during interstate shipment
- Appellants may not “advance new theories or raise new issues in order to secure a reversal of the lower court’s determination.”
- generally, under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, a carrier is liable to the shipper for damages to the shipped goods occurring en route
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Judges: Scirica, Ambro, Pollak
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