East Texas Motor Freight Lines v. United States

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

The question here presented is whether the requirement in an interstate bill of lading that claims of damage must be filed in writing with the carrier within nine months 1 is valid and whether it is rendered inoperative when the carrier acquired from other sources knowledge that the shipment was damaged. Appel-lee, the United States, was awarded judgment against appellant, East Texas Motor Freight Lines, for damages to an interstate shipment of machinery, the District Court holding upon stipulated facts that the “bill of lading notice in writing was unnecessary * * * if…