· 9/2/1980
Pathway Bellows, Inc. v. Robert W. Blanchette, Richard C. Bond and John H. McArthur Trustees of the Penn Central Transportation Co.
Citations
- 630 F.2d 900
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 14401
How courts have described this case
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- assessing a letter which stated “[a]lthough we have contacted your company earlier, the purpose of this letter is to state, in writing, that we are in the process of filing a claim for freight damage of a shipment”
- Notice of claim mailed on last day of the nine-month period for filing, and received one day later, was not timely filed
- court ruled that a letter was not sufficient notice because it did not affirmatively assert liability against the carrier and failed to claim a specified or ascertainable amount of damages
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Judges: Waterman, Mansfield, Timbers
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