Legal Opinion
Juliet M. D. Anton v. Greyhound Van Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 1978No. 77-1409PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KUNZIG, Judge.
This is a suit by Col. Juliet Anton (plaintiff or shipper) against Greyhound Van Lines, Inc. (defendant or carrier) to recover the full value of her household goods destroyed by fire while in transit in the carrier’s van between Montgomery, Alabama and Manchester, New Hampshire. The principal question for decision is whether the carrier effectively limited its liability for loss and damage of the goods in question within the meaning of 49 U.S.C.A. § 20(H) 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act. Because we affirm the district court’s finding that the carrier did not properly limit its…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- American Railway Express Co. v. LindenburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Glickfeld v. Howard Van Lines, Inc. Howard Van Lines, Inc. v. GlickfeldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Caten v. Salt City Movers & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Chandler v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by71 opinions
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