Legal Opinion
Gay v. Graves Truck Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided December 9, 1977No. 48,954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harman, C.J.:
This is an action by a consignee to recover for damages done to merchandise carried by defendant as a common carrier in interstate commerce. Trial to the court resulted in judgment for the plaintiff. Two separate shipments were the subject of trial but appeal has been taken by defendant only with respect to one, the Windsor door shipment, for which judgment for $557.41 was entered. The issue is whether a sufficient written claim was timely filed.
The Windsor shipment originated in Little Rock, Arkansas, and on October 14, 1974, defendant Graves Truck Line, Inc. delivered it to…
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- Nichols v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1956
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