Legal Opinion
Great American Ins. Companies v. M/V ROMERAL
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 22, 1996No. 95-1626PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
MENTZ, District Judge.
This suit involves a claim for cargo damage suffered during the voyage of the CSAV ROMERAL 1 from New Orleans, Louisiana to Valparaiso, Chile. Before the court are cross-motions for partial summary judgment filed by plaintiff Great American Insurance Companies (Great American), 2 and defendant Compama Sud Americana De Vapores d/b/a Chilean Line (Chilean Lines), the charterer of the CSAV ROMERAL. The issue presented in the cross-motions is whether the carriage of cargo constituted an unreasonable deviation from the contract of carriage. If so, then the…
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- Goya Foods, Inc. v. S.S. ItalicaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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