Legal Opinion
Johnson Products Co., Inc. v. M/V LA MOLINERA
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1986No. 85 Civ. 371 (JEL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge: *
Johnson Products, Inc. (“Johnson Products”) and Johnson Products of Nigeria, Ltd. (“JPN”) sue International Customs Service, Inc. (“ICS”) and Nigerian Star Line (“NSL”) for the expenses and damages incurred by Johnson Products in securing the release of a shipment to JPN of raw materials used in the making of the hair product “Afro-Sheen,” which shipment was arranged by ICS and carried by NSL. The plaintiffs’ claims against NSL, the carrier, come within the Court’s admiralty jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1333. The plaintiffs’ claims against freight forwarder ICS,…
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