About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-197670 1 (1981-04-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjht0001 and id is 1 raw text is: '-7 j #/ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION Th: . OF THE UNITED STATES ...... WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20548 FILE: B-197670 /./40,.TE: April 16, 1981 MATTER OF: American Red Ball Transit Co., Inc. Jimmie Leonard - xcess valuation 065qS DIGEST: charg 1. Where Government paid commercial rates without agreement to declare released valuation, the carrier is liable at common law for full value in the event the shipment is lost or damaged in transit. 2. Under FTR, Federal employee may declare a valuation above carrier's minimum released valuation, but he most bear additional costs of coverage. 3. Liability of employee for insurance charges is matter between carrier and employee where evidence suggests employee independently contracted for additional insurance. An authorized certifying officer of the General Accounting Office (GAO) has submitted the carrier's invoice for the cost of excess valuation insurance on the shipment of Mr. Jimmie Leonard's (a GAO employee) household goods. The shipment was transported from Dayton, Ohio, to Anchorage, Alaska, under Government bill of lading (GBL) K-1163761, dated June 13, 1979. As required by law, 49 U.S.C. 66 (1976), GAO paid the transportation charges for this shipment including the insurance costs billed at $450 on presentation of the bill by the carrier. GAO now seeks to collect the money from the employee who is responsible for the cost of additional insurance where the employee declares a valuation above the carrier's minimum released valuation. Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) paragraph 2-8.4e(3). The GAO has billed Mr. Leonard $450 on the basis of the carrier's charge of $22.50 per $1000 valuation for the additional insurance he allegedly requested. In a letter 447-.q~c

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most