Legal Opinion
Levatino Company, Inc., Libelant v. American President Lines, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1964No. 100, Docket 29035PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
American President Lines, Ltd., appeals from an interlocutory decree in admiralty holding it liable for freezing damage to chestnuts consigned to Levatino Co., Inc. The basic question is whether President Lines “properly delivered” the chestnuts so that the prohibitions on exculpatory clauses of the Harter Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 190, 191, are inapplicable. A “proper delivery” implicitly requires that the cargo be placed upon a fit wharf at the port of destination. See Caterpillar Overseas, S. A. v. S.S. Expeditor, 318 F.2d 720, 723-724 (2d Cir. 1963). But here, even though the evidence established…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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