· 9/15/1986
Swift Textiles, Inc. v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.
Citations
- 799 F.2d 697
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 29861
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that Carmack Amendment \applies when the ICC has jurisdiction over the shipment in question\
- holding that Carmack does not apply to intrastate shipments
- character of the commerce is “reflected by the ‘intention formed prior to shipment.’”
- noting various contexts in which the essential-character-of-comrnerce test arises
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Judges: Hill, Vance, Brown
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