Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2004-11-09

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Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a maritime case about a train wreck. A shipment of machinery from Australia was destined for Huntsville, Alabama. The intercontinental journey was uneventful, and the machinery reached the United States unharmed. But the train carrying the machinery on its final, inland leg derailed, causing extensi…

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