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B-197824 1 (1980-05-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadifu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION (. OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-197824 DATE: May 5, 1980 MATTER OF: Four Winds Van Lines, Inc. DIGEST: Amount recovered from carrier of household goods in excess of amounts paid member by Government under Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 240) for total loss of household goods in transit should be refunded to carrier rather than paid to member since declara- tion of excess value by member on com- mercial bill of lading was not effective for shipment moving under Government bill of lading. The Certifying Officer of the U.S. Army Claims Serv- ice requests an advance decision pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 82d of the propriety of payment o a member of the service, Major Charles P. Ahnel , of amounts recovered from a carrier for damage in transit to the household goods of Major Ahnell. Pursuant to permanent change of station the house- hold goods, weighing 12,120 pounds, of Major Ahnell were picked up by Four Winds Van Lines, Inc. (Four Winds), on July 28, 1978, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for trans- portation to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under Government bill of lading (GBL) M-3310350. The GBL also authorized 90 days storage in transit. Major Ahnell declared a lump sum valuation of $30,000 on the carrier's commercial bill of lading No. 214-08-77. The goods were transported to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and placed in storage at George Transportation on July 29, 1978. On or about August 23, 1978, a fire at the ware- house completely destroyed the household goods. Notice of the loss was dispatched on August 25, 1978, to Four Winds by the Transportation Officer, U.S. Army Support Element, Oakdale, Pennsylvania.

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