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U.S. SUGAR CO. v. AMERICAN SWEETENERS, INC.

750 A.2d 344 (2000)

U.S. SUGAR CO., INC., Appellant, v. AMERICAN SWEETENERS, INC., Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc. and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen P. Carmen, Media, for appellant.

Paul D. Keenan, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH and BECK, JJ. and CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus.

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal we address, inter alia, the applicability of the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11706 ("Carmack" or "the Amendment"), a federal law which limits the liability of a railroad carrying goods in interstate commerce. This appeal follows the entry of a trial court order granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of appellee Norfolk and Western Railway Company ("Norfolk") and against appellant U.S. Sugar Company, Inc. ("U...

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