Johnson v. BEKINS MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY

SMITH, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue whether appellant (defendant), a common carrier, effectively limited its liability for damage in transit to valuable hi-fidelity phonograph equipment (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a hi-fi set) delivered by respondent (plaintiff) to appellant for shipment in interstate commerce, and for its better protection appellant assessed and respondent paid an additional charge for “accessorial service,” i. e., for special protective packing of the hi-fi set in a barrel.

■ Respondent, in his complaint, alleged that appellant contracted to transport…