Legal Opinion
Roberts Express, Inc. v. Expert Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 6, 1992No. 05-91-01446-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Justice.
Roberts Express, Inc. sued Expert Transportation, Inc. on a sworn account to recover unpaid freight charges. Roberts contends the trial court improperly granted Expert’s motion for judgment when Roberts rested its case. We agree. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
THE SHIPMENTS
Expert contacted Roberts’s White Glove Division to ship three shipments consisting of office furniture, computer parts, and towels. Roberts’s White Glove Division is a special care and handling division. Roberts applies its tariff 414 when a shipper requests the services of its White Glove…
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