Legal Opinion
EFS National Bank v. Averitt Express, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided August 31, 2001No. 2:00-cv-03201PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
VESCOVO, United States Magistrate Judge.
The plaintiff, EFS National Bank (“EFS”), filed this lawsuit seeking damages under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14706, for lost cargo which was transported in interstate commerce by the defendant motor carrier, Averitt Express, Inc (“Averitt”). Before the court 1 is the motion of the plaintiff EFS for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. EFS claims that the undisputed material facts show that it has established each element of its claim for…
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