Tennessee Coach Co. v. Carter

This is an action to recover the value of baggage checked by a passenger on an interstate trip. The carrier, Tennessee Coach Co., tendered into court $25 as the limit of its liability. The Circuit Judge rendered judgment for $225, the full value of the baggage, and, its motion for a new trial having been overruled, the defendant has appealed in error to this court.

By its assignments defendant insists that the court erred in refusing to hold that the contract on the baggage check and its tariff on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission effectually limited its liability for baggage loss…