Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. Bekins Van Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2003No. 01-21236PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Eugenia T. Hoskins (“Hoskins”) sued Bekins Van Lines (“Bekins”), a common carrier, for damages stemming from the loss or damage to her personal belongings as a result of a move from Texas to Virginia. The district court granted summary judgment to Bekins. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On June 25, 1998, Hoskins contracted with Bekins to move and temporarily store her personal belongings in a storage facility in Houston, Texas, then later to ship her belongings to her new residence in Keswick, Virginia. At the time of…
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