Legal Opinion
Imperial Commodities Corp. v. Grace Line Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 1975No. Nos. 441-443, Dockets 73-2657, 74-1048, 74-1075PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
On March 31, 1968, as the Santa Leonor was working its way through the narrow and tortuous Patagonian Channels off of the southwest coast of Chile, it stranded on a shoal. Although no lives were lost, the ship and its cargo were beyond salvage.
As a result, claims for lost cargo in excess of two million dollars were made against Grace Line, the owner of the ship; and it is the district court’s allowance of that company’s claim for exoneration from liability which we now affirm.
The Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. § 1300 et seq., is applicable, and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- May v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt AktiengesellschaftSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Mrs. Clifford Raymond Schlichter v. Port Arthur Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- The DenaliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Isthmian Steamship Company, a Corporation v. California Spray-Chemical Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Frank Cotroni and Frank DastiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Vistar, S.A. v. M/v Sea Land Express, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Grace Line Inc. v. Grace Line Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975