Trans Ocean Van Service v. United States

This is one of the more than 800 cases, involving more than 800,000 separate shipments, now pending before the court in which carriers of household goods belonging to military personnel have sued the Government for additional compensation in connection with the transportation of such household goods between points in the continental United States and points overseas under bills of lading issued by the Department of Defense. In accordance with former Rule 47 (c), now Rule 131 (c), an initial trial was held on the issues of law and fact relating to the right of the plaintiff to recover on its…