Legal Opinion
Wagman v. Federal Express Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 24, 1994No. PJM 91-CV-3226PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff, using an express air carrier, shipped documents which did not arrive the next business day as he had hoped. Because the carrier failed to deliver the documents on that day, the shipper claims losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. He has sued the carrier for these losses, notwithstanding that the carrier, through prominent written notices, warned him that its liability in the event of late delivery would be limited to $100.00 and despite the fact that he declared no special value for the documents.
The carrier now moves for partial summary…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- North American Phillips Corporation v. Emery Air Freight CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Southeastern Express Co. v. Pastime Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Thomas Deiro v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wainwright's Vacations, LLC v. Pan American Airways Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2001
- Todd Heller, Inc. v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Danner v. International Freight Systems of Washington, LLCDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2012
- Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. U.S. AirDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Raspberry v. Secretary of Department of HealthUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1995
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