Legal Opinion
Mayflower Transit, Inc. v. Davenport
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 18, 1999No. 71A03-9810-CV-448PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAJAM, Judge
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Lea Oleta Davenport filed a Statement of Claim against Mayflower Transit Co., Inc. (“Mayflower”) in the Small Claims Division of St. Joseph Superior Court alleging that carrier negligence resulted in damage to her furniture. After a hearing, the trial court awarded Davenport $2,000.00 in equity for water damage to her household goods.
We affirm.
ISSUES
In this appeal from a small claims judgment, Mayflower presents three issues for our review, which we restate as:
1. Whether Davenport’s state law negligence claim is preempted by the Carmack Amendment to the…
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