Levatino Co. v. S.S. Norefjell

HERLANDS, District Judge:

The libellant, Levatino Company, Inc., a New York City firm of fruit and vegetable importers, has brought this cargo damage action in admiralty against the ocean carrier whose vessel transported the cargo, A/S Falkefjell Og A/S Dovref-jell, a Norwegian corporation (hereinafter “the carrier”), and against the libellant’s cargo underwriter,1 Sud Amer-*309iea Terrestre y Marítima Compañía de Seguros Generales (hereinafter “the underwriter”).

The carrier2 impleaded Maher Steve-doring Company, Inc., (hereinafter “the stevedore”) which discharged the cargo at the Harborside…