HUGHES v. UNITED VAN LINES, INC.

No. 86-2134.

829 F.2d 1407 (1987)

Edward and Nancy HUGHES, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED VAN LINES, INC., and 291 Sisser Brothers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen T. Mikus, Mark F. Devane, McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James W. Tallant, James W. Tallant & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Edward and Nancy Hughes, brought suit against defendants United Van Lines, Inc. (United) and 291 Sisser Bros., Inc. (Sisser Inc.) to recover the full value of their household goods destroyed by fire while in transit in United's van between New Medford, New Jersey, and Chicago, Illinois. The district court found United had limited its liability with the plaintiffs to $3.00 per pound pursuant...

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