CARMANA DESIGNS v. NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES

No. 91-1127.

943 F.2d 316 (1991)

CARMANA DESIGNS LTD., Appellant, v. NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES INC., American Priority Express, Inc. NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES, INC., Cross-Claimant, v. AMERICAN PRIORITY EXPRESS, INC., Cross-Claimant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Del Casale, M. Mark Mendel, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Jeffrey S. Adler, Oberymayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before STAPLETON, HUTCHINSON and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) July 8, 1991.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a grant of summary judgment requires us to determine whether a common carrier of goods in interstate commerce properly limited its liability to a shipper whose goods were destroyed by fire when the carrier's vehicle exploded on the highway. Prior to shipment, the customer, Carmana Designs, Ltd., signed two bills of lading with the carrier...

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