Legal Opinion
Acme Delivery Service, Inc. v. Samsonite Corp.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 23, 1983No. 82SC75PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROYIRA, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review a decision of the court of appeals modifying a judgment in a breach of contract action. Samsonite Corp. v. Acme Delivery Service, Inc. (81CA0452, announced December 10, 1981, not selected for official publication). We reverse.
The facts are not in dispute. In February of 1979, Acme Delivery Service, Inc. (carrier or petitioner), received from Samsonite Corporation (shipper or respondent) 715 pieces of luggage to be transported to the warehouse of the consignee, May D & F Company. The luggage was taken instead to a dump, where it was discarded. Of…
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