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[Carrier's Claim for Payment of Army Set-Off for Household Goods Damage]
https://www.gao.gov/products/137200

B-229312: Oct 31, 1988

A firm appealed the denial of its claim for an amount the Army set off from payment for damages to household goods that it transported, contending that it was not liable, since the Army did not notify it of the damages within the 45-day limit for presumption of liability. GAO held that the Army properly held the claimant liable for the damages, since it presented evidence substantiating that the d...

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B-229312, Oct 31, 1988
https://www.gao.gov/products/421127

B-229312: Oct 31, 1988

Notice of loss or damage to a shipment of household goods discovered after delivery of the shipment must be "dispatched" to the common carrier not more than 45 days after delivery of the shipment or the carrier is presumed not to be responsible for the loss or damage. The circumstances of this case indicate that the carrier is responsible for in-transit loss and damage. Andrews accepts liability f...

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