Legal Opinion
Cerro Sales Corp. v. Atlantic Marine Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 10, 1975No. 69 Civ. 3231PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
This is an action for cargo loss, transshipment expenses and related damages, and for indemnity for costs of salvage, stemming from a ship fire at sea. Trial was held, without a jury, solely as to liability of the defendants.
On May 15, 1968, plaintiff Cerro Sales Corporation (Cerro) entered into a voyage charter party with defendant Atlantic Marine Enterprises, Inc. (Atlantic), owner of the S.S. North America, to convey a cargo of copper concentrates from San Fernando, in the Philippines, to Callao, Peru. Atlantic is a Liberian corporation and the North America is a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Keen v. Overseas Tankship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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