Legal Opinion
Foremost Insurance v. National Trailer Convoy, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1979No. 9694Published
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
This is a case involving the validity of a limitation on liability provision in a bill-of-lading.
Briefly stated the facts are these: On June 23, 1973, Victor Suniga delivered a mobile home to National Trailer Convoy, Inc., appellant in this action, for transportation from Alexandria, Louisiana to Bakers Field, California. While en-route, the mobile home caught fire completely destroying' it and its contents. It is an uncontested fact that this fire was caused by the negligence of the appellant.
Foremost Insurance Company, the insurer of Suniga, brought suit as subrogee against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The Moore Company of Sikeston, Missouri, a Corporation, and J. E. Moore, Jr. v. Sid Richardson Carbon & Gasoline Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Lux Art Van Service, Inc., a California Corporation v. Art PollardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Newhart v. George F. Hellick Coffee CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Pratt v. DurkopDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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