Las Vegas - Tonopah - Reno Stage Line, Inc. v. Burleson

OPINION

By the Court,

Eather, J.:

Appellant, a common carrier, has taken this appeal from judgment rendered against it for the value of a passenger’s luggage lost through negligence of the carrier in the course of an intrastate trip from Reno to Las Vegas. The sole question before us is whether, under the laws of this state, the carrier can, by so providing in its schedule of rates and charges, limit its liability for loss through its negligence.

NRS 704.070 provides for the filing with the public service commission of Nevada of schedules by public utilities “showing all rates, tolls and charges…