Household Goods Carriers' Bureau v. Interstate Commerce Commission

I dissent from Part I of Judge Robb’s opinion for the Court concerning the extraordinary value rule. Section 216(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act (the “Act”) authorizes carriers to establish and enforce regulations governing the manner .and method in which shippers are to present, mark, pack and deliver property for transportation.1 Pursuant to this statutory authorization, the household goods carriers (the “Carriers”), petitioners here, adopted a regulation requiring shippers to notify carriers if certain designated items of extraordinary value, such as currency, bullion, and jewelry, are…