William A. Cordingley v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Allied Van Lines (Allied), a common carrier, appeals from a district court judgment awarding damages for household goods destroyed in shipment.

The court below held that appellee’s claim for damages was not time-barred under the terms of the bill of lading.1 The holding was based on the court’s conclusion that, “in light of the totality of its conduct,” Allied could not be said to have given the plaintiff notice of disallowance of his claim. Without such notice, the bill of lading’s limitations period could not begin to run and the suit on the claim could not be…