Legal Opinion
Compania De Navegacion Transmar, S. A. v. Georgia Hardwood Lumber Co.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided December 5, 1942No. 4PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOVETT, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty.
Claiming that the respondent furnished a cargo heavier than specified in the freight contract, the owner-operator of the ship has sued for freight moneys in excess of the amount paid without prejudice. Issue is joined as to the weight of the cargo.
The contract was for a shipment of 750,-000 board feet pine timbers “not exceeding 4 pounds per board foot at $70.00 per 1000 board feet on and/or under deck ship’s option” from Jacksonville, Florida to Alexandria, Egypt.
The cargo consisted chiefly of “water-seasoned” sawed pine timbers varying from…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. StarksIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- Jensen v. Logan CityUtah Supreme Court · 1936
- Mobley v. LyonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Hawkins v. ByrnTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- Munson v. Straits of Dover S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sherman v. City of SpringfieldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966