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Matter of: Senate Forwarding, Inc. File: B-256695 Date: December 8, 1994

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A carrier is not liable for the loss of a down vest and a jacket packed with living room items based solely on a member's statement that he owned the items. That the vest and jacket were not left behind. This explanation does not constitute a sufficient personal rendition of facts surrounding the tender of the items to the carrier to allow us to conclude that the lost items were tendered with living room items. A prima facie case of carrier liability for damage to two clocks is established where the items were delivered in damaged condition. The damage is consistent with the items having been improperly packed. Requests that we review a part of the settlement of this Office upholding the Air Force's set off of $222.83 for loss/damage to three items in a shipment of a service member's household goods.[1] The service member claimed that a down vest and a jacket he shipped in a box of living room items were missing and that two clocks he tendered to Senate.

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