Legal Opinion

Olivier Straw Goods Corporation v. Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 2, 1931No. 173PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The libelant sued the respondent, a carrier, to recover damages for failure of the latter to deliver at New York 18 eases of hemp braid which had been placed in the hands of the respondent at Yokohama for transportation. The goods were in storage when the great earthquake of September 1, 1923, occurred, and were stolen by looters in the ensuing confusion. The libelant was the owner of the merchandise, and is the indorsee of an “on board” bill of lading issued on August 30, 1923. On a former appeal [27 F.(2d) 129] we decided that the holder in due course of such…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. The SarniaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
  3. Bank of Batavia v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  4. Higgins v. Anglo-Algerian S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
  5. McConaughey v. MorrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1923

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Interstate Steel Corporation v. SS" Crystal Gem"District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
  2. Berisford Metals Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. S/s Salvador, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Ivarans Rederi, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  3. David Crystal, Inc. v. Cunard Steam-Ship CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
  4. Bank of California, N. A. v. International Mercantile Marine Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  5. Pioneer Import Corporation v. the LafcomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947

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