HOWE, Donald D., Appellant,
v.
ALLIED VAN LINES, INC. HILL, Jerry P., Appellant,
v.
TRANS-AMERICAN VAN SERVICE, INC. FARIS, James R.
v.
AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT CO., INC.
v.
UNITED STATES of America, 3rd Party Defendant,
United Services Automobile Association, Appellant.
BILLITER, James H. United Services Automobile Association
v.
WHEATON VAN LINES, INC. United Services Automobile Association, Appellant.
DeFRANK, Dale
v.
PYRAMID VAN LINES, INC. Dale A. DeFrank, Appellant. FOLEY, Norman R., Appellant,
v.
AMERICAN RED BALL TRANSIT CO., INC. CEVALLOS, Henry, Appellant,
v.
VANPAC CARRIERS, INC.
v.
CLEMMER MOVING & STORAGE, INC. BLASE, William E. and United Services Automobile Association, Appellants,
v.
NATIONAL VAN LINES, INC., Defendant and Third Party Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Third Party Defendant.
MADONNA, Donald E., Appellant,
v.
RICHARDSON TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO., INC. WILKERSON, Glenn D., Appellant,
v.
ENGEL VAN LINES, INC.
v.
UNITED STATES of America. James R. ACREBACK, United Services Automobile Association
v.
ROCKY FORD MOVING VANS, INC., United Services Automobile Association, Appellants.
MERKLER, George J. and Merkler, June D., Appellants,
v.
AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT CO., INC.
v.
UNITED STATES of America.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 18, 1980.
Decided May 9, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Leonard S. Wissow (argued), Joseph M. Gindhart, Wissow & Odza, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants; Richard M. Gates, Gates, Singer & Dietsch, Rockville Centre, N.Y., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.
Charles Jay Bogdanoff, Gekoski & Bogdanoff, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Trans-American Van Service, Inc. and Richardson Transfer & Storage.
Charles I. Richman, Ellis, Cook, Criden, Johnason, Dolan, Morrissey & Cook, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Pyramid Van Lines, Inc.
Miles A. Jellinek, Cozen, Begier & O'Connor, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Rocky Ford Moving Vans, Inc.
Sidney L. Wickenhaver (argued), Alison Douglas Knox, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Allied Van Lines, Inc.
Reeder R. Fox, John J. Soroko (argued), Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee American Red Ball Transit Co., Inc.
Denis V. Brenan, Mary E. Bretz, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee National Van Lines, Inc.
Arthur R. Littleton, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Aero Mayflower Transit Co., Inc.
John P. Mason, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Wheaton Van Lines, Inc.
Faustino Mattioni, Mattioni, Mattioni & Mattioni, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Vanpac Carriers and Clemmer Moving.
Peter F. Vaira, U.S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr., Dawn M. MacPhee, Asst. U.S. Attys., Philadelphia, Pa., for amicus curiae United States.
Before ALDISERT and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges, and GERRY, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
This litigation presents us with twelve related cases which have been consolidated for this appeal. In each case, the nominal appellant is a present or former member of the United States armed forces, and the suit is against a motor van common carrier of household goods for damage to the goods during transit. Although the record in each case does not establish the fact, it is apparent that in each case, the appeal...
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