REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT v. HERNANDO PACKING


544 S.W.2d 613 (1976)

REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT CO., INC., Appellant, v. HERNANDO PACKING CO., INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Stroud, Goff, Sims, Cloud & Stroud, Memphis, for appellant.

Stephen H. Biller, Charles R. Krivcher, Goodman, Glazer, Strauch & Schneider, Memphis, for appellee.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This controversy between a consignor and a common carrier of property involves the carrier's liability for misdelivery of cargo transported under a straight bill of lading. The trial court found the issues against the carrier and we conclude that he reached the correct conclusion.

I.

On January 3, 1975, Hernando Packing Company, Inc., of Memphis, shipped via Refrigerated Transport Company, Inc., a truck load of frozen...

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