CONTENTS UNKNOWN

contents unknown.A statement placed on a bill of lading to show that the carrier does not know what is inside shipped containers. • Carriers use this phrase in an attempt to limit their liability for damage to the goods shipped. Shipper’s load and count is also used. [Cases: Carriers  50; Shipping  106(3). C.J.S. Shipping §§ 260–263, 265.] [Blacks Law 8th]