U.S. Sugar Co., Inc. v. American Sweeteners, Inc.

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal we address, inter alia, the applicability of the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11706 (“Carmack” or “the Amendment”), a federal law which limits the liability of a railroad carrying goods in interstate commerce. This appeal follows the entry of a trial court order granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of appellee Norfolk and Western Railway Company (“Norfolk”) and against appellant U.S. Sugar Company, Inc. (“U.S. Sugar”). We affirm.

¶ 2 U.S. Sugar purchased sugar from American Sweeteners, Inc. (“American”). The sugar was transported, via truck, from…