Legal Opinion
Lithotip, Ca. v. Ss Guarico
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 17, 1984No. 82 Civ. 3216 (MEL)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In an earlier opinion, Lithotip, CA v. S.S. Guarico, 569 F.Supp. 837 (S.D.N.Y.1983), the defendant carrier Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Navegación (“Venline”) moved for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 against the shipper Lithotip on the ground that this action for cargo damage was time-barred by the one year statute of limitations under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. 1303(6) (1982) (“COGSA”). Defendant’s motion was denied because, while “the COGSA statute of limitations began to run on the date on which Lithotip was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- National Packaging Corporation v. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line)District Court, N.D. California · 1972
- American Hoesch, Inc. v. Steamship AubadeDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
- Lithotip, CA v. S.S. GuaricoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Puerto Rican-American Insurance v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1986
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