Legal Opinion
Polaroid Corp. v. Hermann Forwarding Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 1, 1976No. Nos. 75-2308, 75-2309PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Polaroid Corporation entrusted two separate shipments of photographic goods to two common carriers for delivery in interstate commerce: one to defendant-appellee Hermann Forwarding Company (“Hermann”) and the other to defendant-appellee Kowalsky’s Express Service (“Kowalsky”). The shipments were hijacked and neither shipment was ever recovered. On April 23, 1973, Polaroid instituted the present action against Hermann and Kowalsky under 49 U.S.C. § 20(11) for damages sustained as a result of the loss by hijacking of the two shipments. The…
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