Legal Opinion
National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 10, 1989No. 89-3163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
In the world of commercial shipping freight by common or contract carrier, as regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (“I.C.C. or Commission”), the shipper ordinarily declares the freight’s value in the bill of lading. Some tariffs filed with the I.C.C. contain a clause providing that if the shipper fails to declare a value, the shipment will be insured at the lowest rate permitted in the tariff. This is commonly known as the “inadvertence clause.”
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mechanical Technology Incorporated, Cross-Appellant v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Ruston Gas Turbines, Inc., and Ruston Gas Turbines, Ltd. v. Pan American World Airways, Pinto Trucking Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
- American Cyanamid Company v. New Penn Motor Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Union Railroad Company v. United Steelworkers of America United Steelworkers of America - District 10 United Steelworkers of America - Local 3263, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. United States of America and Surface Transportation Board, Union Railroad Company ("Urr") and Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company ("B&le"), IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Roderick Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Rohner Gehrig Company, Inc. v. Tri-State Motor TransitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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