Beaty Chevrolet, Inc. v. Complete Auto Transit, Inc.

OPINION

SANDERS, Judge.

The question involved on this appeal is whether or not a common carrier which makes a delivery of goods to the consignee’s premises remains liable as an insurer of the goods until the consignee has had an opportunity to inspect and accept or reject the goods.

The Plaintiff-Appellant, Beaty Chevrolet, Inc., is a Chevrolet dealer in Knoxville. The Defendant-Appellee, Complete Auto Transit, Inc., is a common carrier of automobiles. As pertinent here, the Defendant had a contract with General Motors to transport new automobiles from points in Georgia to points in Tennessee.…