Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Petrochemicals, Inc. v. S/S Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1979No. 78-1749PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
En route from Baltimore, Maryland to San Juan, Puerto Rico, an electrical transformer aboard the S.S. Puerto Rico was damaged. The covering bill of lading incorporated the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-1315, and limited the carrier’s liability to $500 per package. The transformer was defined as being one package in the long form bill of lading that was incorporated by reference into the short form bill given to the shippers. The district court refused to give effect to this definition and held the carrier liable…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Ss Hong Kong Producer, Her Engines, Etc., and Universal Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Reid v. FargoSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Internatio-Rotterdam, Inc. v. ThomsenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Pan American World Airways, Inc., a Corporation v. California Stevedore and Ballast Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Croft & Scully Co. v. M/v Skulptor Vuchetich, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- North River Insurance Co. v. Fed Sea/Fed Pac LineCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Cincinnati Milacron, Ltd. v. M/v American Legend, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- In Re the Complaint of Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1979
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