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MORRIS v. COVAN WORLD WIDE MOVING, INC.

No. 97-30667.

144 F.3d 377 (1998)

Tex MORRIS; Cindy Sagrera Morris, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COVAN WORLD WIDE MOVING, INCORPORATED; Coleman American Moving Services, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timmy J. Fontenot, Eunice, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Robert Henry Sarpy, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Roderick K. West, Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WISDOM, JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Moving from Virginia to Louisiana, Tex and Cindy Morris lost most of their furniture and belongings when a fire destroyed the truck transporting their property. The Morrises sued the moving company, seeking a greater recovery than statutory law — the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act — allows them. Thus, the primary issue in this case is whether federal common law...

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