Legal Opinion
Smythgreyhound v. M/V "Eurygenes"
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 18, 1981No. 22 Docket 80-7809PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLUMENFELD, Senior District judge:
This appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York limiting damages to $500 per container again confronts us with the interpretation of the term “package” as used in section 4(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. § 1304(5). This provides in pertinent part:
Neither the carrier nor the ship shall in any event be or become liable for any loss or damage to or in connection with the transportation of goods in an amount exceeding $500 per package lawful money of the United States, or in case of goods not…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Standard Electrica, S.A. v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Defendant-Appellee,and Columbus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Peter Pannell, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd. And Ataka & Co., Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. American Export Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Armstrong Cork Canada, Ltd., and Armstrong Cork Company v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Royal Typewriter Co., Division Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. M/v Kulmerland, Her Engines, Etc. v. Hamburg-Amerika LinieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Binladen Bsb Landscaping v. M v. "Nedlloyd Rotterdam", Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Nedlloyd Lijnen B v. (Nedlloyd Lines)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Monica Textile Corp. v. S.S. TanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Insurance Co. of North America v. S/S "Italica"District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Austracan (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Marcraft Clothes, Inc. v. M/V "Kurobe Maru"District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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