Legal Opinion

Manhattan Fruit Export Corp. v. Royal Netherlands Steamship Co.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 3, 1958PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEIBELL, District Judge.

This is an action for damages for breach of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea, evidenced by two bills of lading. The contract was made subject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act [T. 46 U.S.C.A. § 1300 et seq.]. The action was commenced in the City Court of the City of New York by the service of a summons and complaint on October 5, 1954. It was removed to this Court on petition of the defendant on October 15, 1954. The plaintiff served an amended complaint on October 20, 1954.

The plaintiff shipper alleged in its amended complaint the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad v. EstillSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. Schroeder Bros., Inc., Libellants-Appellees v. The Saturnia and Italia Societa Anonima Di Navigazione, Claimant-Respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
  4. Hecht, Levis & Kahn, Inc., Libellant-Appellant v. The S. S. President Buchanan, Her Engines, Etc., and American President Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  5. Schwinger v. . RaymondNew York Court of Appeals · 1880

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. California Packing Corp. v. The Empire StateDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1960
  2. S. M. Wolff Co. v. The S.S. ExiriaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
  3. States Marine Corporation of Delaware, a Corporation v. Producers Cooperative Packing Co., Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Springbrook Packing Company, Winndixie Tampa Inc., and Stanislaus Food Products Co., States Marine Corporation of Delaware, a Corporation v. California Packing Corporation, Hollister Canning Company, Hunt Foods, Inc., Richmond-Chase Growers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. States Marine Corp. of Delaware v. Producers Cooperative Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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