Legal Opinion
Cassidy v. Airborne Freight Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 24, 1977No. 49777PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice.
We are asked to decide if loss or damage to freight delivered to an air carrier, who agrees to transfer goods by air, is limited to a recovery of the amount set out in the applicable tariffs when there has been a material delay of long duration 1 in delivery, due to the action of carrier or connecting carriers?
The facts are not disputed. Shipper (appellant-Cassidy) contracted with the carrier (Airborne Freight Corp.) to pick up, at Stroud, Oklahoma, a piece of oil field equipment called an hydraulic cylinder, weighing 175 pounds. Shipper made no expressed declaration of actual…
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