Legal Opinion
Edward and Nancy Hughes v. United Van Lines, Inc., and 291 Sisser Brothers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1987No. 86-2134PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Edward and Nancy Hughes, brought suit against defendants United Van Lines, Inc. (United) and 291 Sisser Bros., Inc. (Sisser Inc.) to recover the full value of their household goods destroyed by fire while in transit in United’s van between New Medford, New Jersey, and Chicago, Illinois. The district court found United had limited its liability with the plaintiffs to $3.00 per pound pursuant to its contract and awarded plaintiffs $26,180.00 1 and also denied the plaintiffs’ state and common law theories of recovery. Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s award…
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