Federated Department Stores, Inc., D/B/A Burdines v. Norman C. Brinke, Florida East Coast Railway Co., Etc.

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

The sole issue in this case is whether the notation “shipper’s load and count” (SLC) on a uniform straight bill of lading vitiates Carmack Amendment liability 1 and exculpates the carrier from his negligence in providing an inadequate trailer for transporting a shipment in interstate commerce. Finding that no such result was intended or follows from the SLC provisions of the Bills of Lading Act 2 we affirm the judgment of the District Court, 316 F.Supp. 1402.

Brinke had acted as a freight forwarder for Frigid for some time. 3 Aecord-ingly, sometime in June of 1968,…