Legal Opinion
Ward v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2000No. Nos. 99-1338, 99-1746PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge KING joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This case arises under a federal statute, known as the Carmack Amendment, which makes motor carriers liable as virtual insurers for loss or damage to the goods they transport. See 49 U.S.C. § 14706(a)(1) (1997) (amending and recodi-fying 49 U.S.C. § 11707(a)(1) (1994)). A Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern) train hit and wrecked a moving van carrying the household goods of Michael and Kimberly Ward.…
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- Standard Accident Insurance v. PellecchiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
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