B-247876: Aug 24, 1992

PROCUREMENT Payment/Discharge Shipment Carrier liability Burden of proof A prima facie case of carrier liability for the loss of tools shipped in a member's "tool box" is established. When the description "tool box" is used. The Joint Military-Industry Tables of Weights indicates that for purposes of adjusting claims an item described as a "tool box" will be considered to contain contents unless t...

B-247876: Aug 24, 1992

A carrier requested reconsideration of an Air Force offset for the loss of a service member's tools, contending that there was no evidence that the toolbox it picked up contained tools. GAO held that the carrier was liable for the loss of the tools, since it was reasonable to assume that a toolbox would contain tools, unless otherwise noted on the inventory. Accordingly, the settlement was affirme...