Vacco Industries v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.

Opinion

STEPHENS, J.

Appellant, Navajo Freight Lines, was the defendant in a suit brought by respondent, Vacco Industries, to recover losses for goods shipped by respondent and allegedly damaged in interstate transit by appellant carrier. The action was tried to the court, sitting without a jury, and proof was adduced that appellant had failed as common carrier to deliver the consigned machíneiy in an undamaged condition. The court took the case under submission and rendered a judgment for the respondent in the amount of $57,241.95 plus prejudgment interest and costs. A later motion for new…