Braid Sales & Marketing, Inc. v. R & L Carriers, Inc.

Braid Sales & Marketing, Inc. appeals from a final judgment entered in its favor against R & L Carriers, Inc., which limited its damage claim to $3,612.55. Concluding that the trial court improperly applied the limitations of the Carmack Amendment1 to this case, we reverse the final judgment.

Braid sued R & L, an interstate carrier of goods, seeking compensation in excess of $15,000.00 for damages to machinery shipped via R & L. Count I alleged a claim for negligence, and Count II alleged a claim for breach of an oral contract pursuant to which R & L promised to pay Braid the full cost of…