Hicklin v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.

1. By the Cummins amendment to the interstate-commerce act, March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1196, 1197-7), a carrier is prohibited from providing “by rule, contract, regulation, or otherwise a shorter period of giving notice of claims than ninety days, and for the filing of claims for a shorter period than four months, and for the institution of suits than two years.” It is further provided by this amendment that “if the loss, damage or injury complained of was due to delay or damage while being loaded or unloaded, or damaged in transit by carelessness or negligence, then no notice of claim nor…