Legal Opinion
North American Van Lines, Inc. v. Pinkerton Security Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 1996No. 95-3325PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The Interstate Commerce Act contains several provisions governing a motor carrier’s liability to a shipper for the loss of, or damage to, an interstate shipment of goods. These provisions, which are commonly referred to collectively as the Carmack Amendment, have at one time or another since 1906 resided in different sections of Title 49 of the United States Code'. At the time of this lawsuit, they were located at 49 *454U.S.C. §§ 10103, 11707, 10730.1 These sections create a nationally uniform rule of carrier liability concerning interstate shipments and preempt all state…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. Blish Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,057 Mark L. Gordon, as Administrator of the Estate of Ruth Slavin, and Rachelle Gordon, and v. United Van Lines, Inc., AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Fall v. Indiana University Board of TrusteesDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1998
- Chemsource, Inc. v. Hub Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Lamm v. Bekins Van Lines Co.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2001
- Hubbard v. All States Relocation Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 2000
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