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98735 Profit
updated 3 years ago
Are profits that “might have been earned” through the sales of goods if they were not damaged or lost a legitimate part of a claim?  
Editor May 5, 2021
No. The profit on lost/destroyed goods is recoverable from the seller if considered "earned" and if the sale transaction had been completed except for physical delivery of the goods. In (View full solution)
updated 3 years ago
Why shouldn't claims be filed with a bridge carrier?
Editor May 5, 2021
A claim filed with a bridge carrier will be valid only to the extent that the loss/damage/delay took place while the goods were in that carrier's hands; joint and several (View full solution)
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Is negligence of the carrier a precondition to the recovery of a claim? Explain
Editor May 5, 2021
No. Negligence is not a necessary precondition to a finding of a common carrier liability. The carrier may have been victimized by forces entirely outside its control and still be (View full solution)
98728 shipper
updated 3 years ago
If a shipper loads and counts a shipment and the carrier's driver is not allowed to view the loading and the shipper does not allow the carrier to sign "shipper's load and count", what is the carrier's recourse?
Editor May 5, 2021
The carrier is protected to a certain extent and it is the shipper who bears the sanctions for misstating the goods to the carrier. As a result, "the carrier will (View full solution)
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Is the “15-day time limit” for claimants to report concealed damage legally valid?  
Editor May 5, 2021
No. Since April, 2015, the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) reduced the period from 15 days to 5 days.  Concealed damage is freight that might have been damaged during transit, (View full solution)