Faultless Clothing Co. v. Branch Storage Co.

This is an action to recover for the loss of merchandise owned by the plaintiff and delivered to the defendant carrier in New York for shipment to Baltimore. Subsequently the defendant’s truck was hijacked in transit, resulting in a total loss of the shipment.

The facts are undisputed, and the only question to be resolved by the court is the extent of the carrier’s liability. The plaintiff seeks to hold the carrier to the full extent of the proven value of the goods, and the defendant, as a partial defense, relies on a limited liability clause contained in the special contract of the shipping…