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· 12/21/1953

United States v. Savage Truck Line, Inc. (Four Cases)

Citations

  • 209 F.2d 442
  • 44 A.L.R. 2d 984
  • 1953 U.S. App. LEXIS 3178

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • apportioning a \primary duty\ of safe loading to a motor carrier
  • “[T]he rationale embodied in the Savage rule is followed by a majority of jurisdictions.” (collecting cases)
  • “The primary duty as to the safe loading of property is therefore upon the carrier.”
  • finding duty to indemnify under Interstate Commerce Commission regulations
  • principal fault lay with the carrier

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Judges: Soper, Parker, So-Per, Wilkin

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