Legal Opinion
National Motor Freight Traffic Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 20, 1978No. 77-1484PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by LEVEN-THAL, Circuit Judge.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners, associations representing motor carriers of freight, seek review of the construction by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) of an unusual liability limitation provision contained in the carriers’ tariffs. Finding the ICC’s decision neither arbitrary nor capricious, we affirm.
A. Background
Section 20(11) of the Interstate Commerce Act1 embodies the common law principle prohibiting limitations by common carriers of their liability for loss or damage to freight caused by them during shipment. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Ethyl Corp. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- American Railway Express Co. v. LindenburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by10 opinions
- International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v. National Labor Relations Board, Sea-Land Service, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Western Coal Traffic League,petitioners v. Surface Transportation Board and United States of America, Norfolk Southern Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
- Hill Construction Corp. v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Blakehurst Life Care Community v. Baltimore CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. v. The Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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