Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. v. Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.

Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., (Watkins) sued Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America) for the alleged balance due for freight services. The trial judge, sitting without a jury, heard the case on the merits and held for Span-America. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Briefly stated, they are as follows: Span-America, at the request of a customer, hired Watkins to ship two consignments of medical foam products from Greenville, South Carolina to California. Using a freight classification drafted by the American Trucking Association and adopted by Watkins, Span-America classified both…