Legal Opinion
King Jewelry, Inc. v. Federal Express Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 16, 2003No. 01-57093PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
King Jewelry, Inc. (“King Jewelry”) appeals the grant of partial summary judgment limiting Federal Express Corporation’s (“Federal Express”) liability for damage to a shipment of candelabra. We affirm because we find that: (1) the district court 1 appropriately found that the candelabra were “items of extraordinary value” as defined in the contract; (2) federal common law governs the limited liability provision; and (3) Federal Express complied with the released valuation doctrine and successfully limited its liability to $500.00 per crate. However, because Federal…
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