Legal Opinion
Cherkis v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 28, 1999No. CIV A 98-30242-KPNPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Docket No. 20)
NEIMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.
Laurence Cherkis (“Plaintiff’) seeks redress for damage to a sculpture allegedly destroyed while being transported by Atlas Van Lines, Inc. (“Defendant”). In a motion for summary judgment, Defendant asserts that Plaintiffs claim is barred because he did not meet the nine month time limit set forth in Defendant’s bill of lading within which a claim must to be filed.
With the parties’ consent, the case has been assigned to the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) for all purposes,…
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