P & O Containers, Ltd. v. Jamelco, Inc.

Harsha, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Jamelco, Inc., appeals from a decision of the Franklin County Municipal Court granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, P & 0 Containers, and awarding appellee $3,295 plus interest and costs.

A bill of lading, dated July 2, 1990, reveals that appellant employed appellee to ship cargo to Kuwait. The total freight charge amounted to $3,295. However, due to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the ship did not deliver the cargo to Kuwait. Appellee notified appellant of the impossibility of delivery of the cargo to Kuwait. The parties then agreed that…