Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd.
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Norfolk Southern Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., 543 U.S. 14 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the extent to which maritime bills of lading cover non-maritime portions of a shipment, together with connected clauses for exclusion of liability.
Quick Facts Norfolk Southern Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., Argued October 6, 2004 Decided November 9, 2004 ...
Norfolk Southern Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. | |
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Argued October 6, 2004 Decided November 9, 2004 | |
Full case name | Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., dba Kirby Engineering, and Allianz Australia Insurance Limited |
Docket no. | 02-1028 |
Citations | 543 U.S. 14 (more)
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Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | Partial summary judgment for plaintiff (unpublished), (N.Ga. 2001); reversed, 300 F.3d 1300 (11th Cir. 2002);[1] cert. granted, 540 U.S. 1099 (2004). |
Holding | |
Federal law controlled the interpretation of both bills of lading, because they were maritime contracts and the dispute was not inherently local. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act |
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