Legal Opinion
Emerson Electric Supply Company v. Estes Express Lines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 2006No. 05-2654PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Estes Express Lines Corporation (“Estes”) appeals the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of Emerson Electrical Supply Co. (“Emer son”) requiring Estes to pay for the full value of damaged electrical equipment it transported pursuant to the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 14706. The district court held that the recent legislative changes to the Carmack Amendment did not eliminate the requirement that a carrier such as Estes provide a shipper with a fair opportunity to choose between two or more different rates with corresponding levels of…
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- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. NothnagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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