DEMAND
FOR INDEMNITY FROM SHIPPER
FALSE
DESCRIPTION LIABILITY
_________________________ (date)
To:
________________________________
(shipper)
________________________________
(address)
On
__________ (date), you delivered to our office at ________________________
(address) certain goods for shipment to _______________ (destination). These
goods were accepted for shipment by us, and our negotiable bill of lading no.
__________ was issued to you for the goods. On the basis of the information you
supplied us, the goods were described in the bill of lading as _____________
(quote description in bill). This information was false, but we neither knew
nor had reason to know that it was false.
In
consequence of your false statement, ___________________________________
(name), of ________________________________________________ (address), a
subsequent holder of the bill of lading, brought suit against us in
____________ Court, __________ Term, No. __________, of __________ (date). In
that litigation it was held that, under __________ (cite local enactment of UCC
$ 7-301), we were liable in our capacity as carrier and as issuer of such bill
of lading for the false description in such bill of the goods represented
thereby. As a consequence of our having been held liable for your false
statement, we have sustained damages itemized as follows:
__________
.............................. $__________
__________
.............................. $__________
__________
.............................. $__________
__________
Total..........................................
$__________
As
indemnity for this loss, as provided for in __________ (cite local enactment of
UCC 7-301 (5)), the prompt payment to
us of the total amount of damages of ___________ Dollars ($__________) is
demanded. If payment is not made by ____________ (date), this matter shall be
referred to our attorney for prosecution.
Very truly yours,
___________________________________________
Name
of carrier
_______________________
(signature
of authorized officer)
