Transportation
Lawyers Association
Case
Note
February
2020
Jeffrey
Cox[1]
Estes Express Lines v. Whatman Hardwoods, 2019 WL 2273847 / 2019 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 89332 (E.D. Va. 2019)
This case is significant because it reaffirms the principle that a shipper has
notice of a carrier’s tariff or terms and conditions through the execution of a
bill of lading.
Estes Express Lines (“Estes”) is a motor carrier based in Richmond, Virginia
that specializes in the interstate transport of less than truckload freight.
Whatman Hardwoods (“Whatman”) is an Ohio corporation that is engaged in the
business of manufacturing various household furnishings using reclaimed wood.
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