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- Title: Francis M. Sharp v. Interstate Motor
- Author : Supreme Court of Missouri En Banc
- Release Date : January 25, 1969
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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This is an appeal by third-party plaintiff Eaton Truck Line, Inc., by its receiver Fred A. Murdock, from a judgment entered in a third-party proceeding. Interstate Motor Freight System, a Corporation, is third-party defendant. Third-party plaintiff Eaton southt a declaratory judgment with reference to the rights, duties and liabilities of the parties arising out of a contract of sale of Eaton's rights to operate as a common carrier of property in interstate commerce by motor vehicle, and a contract of lease made thereunder; for a cease and desist order, and for judgment against Interstate ""for the amount of the benefits it is determined Interstate has derived from the conduct of the operations covered by the subject operating rights, without a lease of such operating rights from February 11, 1965 to date of judgment (alleged to be $7,100 per day from May 12, 1965 until it ceases its operations), for the amount of expenses the Receiver has incurred to date of judgment (alleged to be 'substantial') resulting from the aforesaid conduct of Interstate * * *."" Third-party defendant Interstate filed a counterclaim for breach of contract, praying for damages ""equal in amount to all sums paid by Strickland Transportation Co., Inc. to Receiver Murdock under the so-called agreement between them of April 6, 1965 (alleged to be $1,600 per month from and after May 5, 1965 'to the present time'), plus reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred"" in the litigation.