Legal Opinion
Holmes v. National Van Lines, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1960No. 35219PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The issue, on this appeal, is the extent of a carrier’s liability for articles lost in transit.
It is stipulated that certain articles included in a shipment of household goods—delivered by the plaintiff shipper to the defendant carrier at Cocoa Beach, Florida, and consigned to the shipper at Seattle, Washington—were lost in transit.
It is further stipulated that the value of the missing articles was $1,702.06, and their weight was two hundred and thirty-four pounds.
The liability of the carrier is, likewise, stipulated; but not the extent thereof.
The trial court found the liability to be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- American Railway Express Co. v. LindenburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Mickey Finn Clothes, Inc. v. Yale Transport Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1940
- Stricker v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway SystemSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
3Cited by5 opinions
- Juliet M. D. Anton v. Greyhound Van Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Chandler v. Aero Mayflower Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Chandler v. Aero Mayflower Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Bailey v. Morgan Drive-Away, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1986
- Greyhound Corp. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966