Alstom Canada Inc. v. Canadian National Railway Company, 2008 FC 1311

In Carriage of Goods by Road/Rail on (Updated )

The Plaintiffs claimed in excess of $1.8 million for shock and impact damage caused to a transformer during rail carriage from Halifax to Manitoba. The Defendant rail carrier brought this application for summary judgment to limit its liability to $50,000 pursuant to a term in its tariff. However, the Defendant had two tariffs, one of which contained a limitation clause …

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