Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Pinedo. The Zesta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1954No. 14580PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty libel in rem was brought by the sub-charterers of the M/V “Zesta” against its owners to recover damages to a cargo of bananas, it being alleged that the loss resulted by reason of the vessel’s unseaworthiness, her unfitness to carry the cargo, and the negligence of her master and crew. 1 At the trial it was agreed that the issue of liability should be governed by the terms of the original charter party, which consisted of a printed form with inserted typewritten provisions for delivery of the vessel “in a seaworthy condition, * * * the refrigeration to be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- C. J. Dick Towing Co. v. The Leo Commercial Petroleum & Transport Co. v. Texas Co. The DispatchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- The Framlington CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Coyle Lines, Inc. v. United States. United States v. Coyle Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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- Ionion Steamship Company of Athens v. United Distillers of America, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Orient Mid-East Lines, Inc. v. Shipment of RiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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