Legal Opinion
Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,067 Tex Morris Cindy Sagrera Morris v. Covan World Wide Moving, Incorporated Coleman American Moving Services, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1998No. 97-30667PublishedCited by 658 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Moving from Virginia to Louisiana, Tex and Cindy Morris lost most of their furniture and belongings when, a fire destroyed the truck transporting their property. The Morrises sued the moving' company, seeking a greater recovery than statutory law—the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act—allows them. Thus, the primary issue in this case is whether federal common law remedies are available in actions against common carriers for -the loss of goods shipped under a receipt, or bill of lading within the scope of the Carmack Amendment. The ease further…
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