An advance decision was requested regarding the propriety of paying a military serviceman the amount recovered for damages to the service member's household goods by a transportation carrier. The record showed that on July 28, 1978, under a Government bill of lading (GBL) and pursuant to a permanent change of station, the household goods of the service member were picked up by a transportation car...

TRANSPORTATION - BILLS OF LADING - NOTATIONS - CARRIER LIABILITY - LOSS OR DAMAGE OF PROPERTY AMOUNT RECOVERED FROM CARRIER OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN EXCESS OF THE RELEASED VALUE OF 60 CENTS PER POUND PER ARTICLE FOR TOTAL LOSS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN TRANSIT SHOULD BE REFUNDED TO CARRIER RATHER THAN PAID TO MEMBER SINCE DECLARATION OF EXCESS VALUE BY MEMBER ON COMMERCIAL BILL OF LADING WAS NOT EFFECTIV...