United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1995-11-01 monographic deposited born digital 3 p. GA 1.13:B-260769 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-260769 P0b002ee18fd43a00 f:260769 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-260769 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-260769 B-260769 Comptroller General Decision A carrier is not liable for damage to articles in a service member's household goods shipment when the carrier vigorously pursues its inspection rights within the time permitted in its contract, the service member discards the broken articles within the time that the carrier was permitted to inspect them and before the carrier had the opportunity to do so, and the record indicates that the carrier had a substantial defense involving facts discoverable by inspection. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-260769/html/GAOREPORTS-B-260769.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-260769/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-260769.pdf GAO/B-260769 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-260769 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-260769; National Forwarding Co., Inc.;