Legal Opinion
Pioneer Import Corporation v. the Lafcomo
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1943PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
Libelant brings this action in rem against the S. S. “Lafcomo”, owned by the claimant, and against the respondent in personam as the operator of the steamship under a time charter from claimant. The action is for damages (in excess of $62,000) to a shipment of 1,847 cases and 20 bundles of 4 cases each of lily of the valley pips carried from Rotterdam to New York in November-December, 1939. The Bill of Lading was in the usual form of the respondent, a common carrier, and bore the stamped notation: “Shipped on deck at shipper’s risk.” When the shipment arrived in New…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- The SouthwarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Krauss Bros. Lumber v. Dimon Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- The Nichiyo MaruCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- J. K. Armsby Co. v. Actieselskabet Dampskibet IslandCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Bernier v. PhippsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1894
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Demsey & Associates, Inc. v. S.S. Sea StarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Pioneer Import Corporation v. the LafcomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Pioneer Import Corporation v. the LafcomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Demsey & Associates, Inc. v. S.S. Sea StarDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Excel Shipping Corp. v. Seatrain International S.A.District Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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