Transport Company Liability for Undervalued Goods in Transit

A dispute arose concerning the liability of a transport company for damage to goods during transit, where the contract stipulated that liability was limited to the weight of the damaged items unless declared value was specified, a condition the claimant failed to meet. The court upheld the lower court's decision, reasoning that the contractual limitation on liability, based on the weight of the damaged goods due to the absence of a declared value, was valid and binding, as the claimant did not adhere to the necessary contractual formalities to increase the carrier's liability beyond the standard weight-based limit.