Trans-American Van Service, Inc. v. Shirzad

PEDEN, Justice.

Trans-American Van Service, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding $18,280 to Nasser Shirzad for loss of and damage to household goods moved by Trans-American from Maryland to Texas. Trans-American complains that the trial court erred: 1) in entering judgment for $18,280 despite a limitation of liability contained in the bill of lading for the goods; 2) in admitting testimony it claims varied the terms of the bill of lading in violation of the parol evidence rule; 3) in entering judgment despite insufficient evidence that the goods had been lost or damaged while in appellant’s…