Legal Opinion
Kellett v. Alaga Coach Lines, Inc.
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided October 5, 1948No. 4 Div. 61PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARR, Judge.
The plaintiff below sued the defendant for $1000 as full value for a lost trunk and its contents. The 'baggage had been checked by her with the defendant in connection with and incident to her interstate journey by passenger 'bus.
The carrier countered to the complaint by pleading its tariff schedule which was on file with and approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. There was also included a plea- which sets out the terms of the duplicate check which the carrier gave the passenger and which stipulates the limited liability provided in the tariff.
To these pleas the plaintiff…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Mitchell Coal & Coke Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. BeahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Calveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WoodburySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cray v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Sydnor & Hundley, Inc. v. Wilson Trucking Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Neece v. Richmond Greyhound Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- Eastern Air Lines v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Norca Corp. v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1970
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