HANOVER INS. CO. v. SHULMAN TRANS. ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 77-1187.

581 F.2d 268 (1978)

HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SHULMAN TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Rivera Valdivieso, Hato Rey, P. R., for defendants, appellants.

Charles A. Cordero, San Juan, P. R., for plaintiff, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by Shulman Transport Enterprises, Inc. ("Shulman") from a summary judgment in the amount of $8,346.62 entered in a subrogation action brought by consignee's insurance carrier, Hanover Insurance Company ("Hanover"), for damages caused to a C-45 Bliss Press during shipment from New York, New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The case presents the important question whether a shipping carrier can limit its liability below the $500...

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