SWIFT TEXTILES, INC. v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

No. 85-9005.

799 F.2d 697 (1986)

SWIFT TEXTILES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin D. Robb, Jr., Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

John B. Miller, Savannah, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 23, 1986.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

A shipper whose goods were damaged in transit appeals from the District Court's ruling that its claim is barred by a statute of limitations contained in the carrier's tariff and incorporated by reference into the bill of lading. We conclude that the shipment in question came within ICC jurisdiction as a "continuation of foreign commerce" and that the bill of lading sufficiently...

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