American Airlines, Inc. v. Swest, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This is a case involving the standard of care imposed upon a carrier when collecting payment for a C.O.D. shipment. American Airlines delivered two separate shipments for Swest, Inc., to Swest’s consignee, Scott Barter. Barter tendered forged certified checks to American in exchange for the goods. Swest then sued American for breach of the C.O.D. contract and negligence in failing to verify the certified checks before delivering the goods.

Based upon the jury’s answers to special issues, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of American and awarded American reasonable…