Legal Opinion
Mendes Junior International Co. v. the M/V Sokai Maru
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 8, 1991No. Civ. A. H-82-847PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FRANCES H. STACY, United States Magistrate Judge.
This litigation arises out of a maritime contract for the carriage of goods to Iraq. The shipper, a Brazilian construction company, sued the Houston-based maritime carrier for damages suffered because of delivery delays, claiming that the ship carrying its cargo deviated from the course of the contracted voyage and that the carrier was negligent in chartering a ship that appeared on the Arab blacklist.
The carrier argued that the case was time-barred under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act’s one-year statute of limitations and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- General Electric Company International Sales Division v. S.S. Nancy Lykes, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. And Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Surrendra (Overseas) Private, Ltd. v. S.S. Hellenic HeroDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mendes Junior International Company v. M/v Sokai Maru, Atlanta Maritime Corporation and Sanko Kisen KkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Mendes Junior International Co. v. M/V Sokai MaruCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- United States v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- Cargill Ferrous International v. M/V ElikonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Mendes Jr. Intern. Co. v. M/V Sokai MaruCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992