Loeb v. Friedman's Express, Inc.

The question presented on this appeal is whether an interstate motor carrier has effectively limited its liability for loss of merchandise transported by it, The merchandise, shipped in interstate commerce, was stolen from the carrier, the defendant Friedman’s Express, Inc. The plaintiffs, consignees, sued for the sum of $1,980, the full value of the stolen merchandise. Coneededly the defendant insurance company is liable equally with the carrier. The defendants resisted the claim on the ground that the carrier had duly limited its liability, as it was permitted to do by statute. The court…