Legal Opinion
National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia v. Omni Lines, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party Exchange Transportation International, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 1997No. 95-6691PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:
National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“NSCSA”) appeals the district court’s judgment following a bench trial in favor of Omni Lines, Inc. (“Omni”). NSCSA, as a freight carrier, argued that where a shipper pays freight charges due under a bill of lading to a freight forwarder but the forwarder never pays the carrier, the shipper remains liable to the carrier for the unpaid freights. The district court rejected NSCSA’s contention. On appeal, we review the district court’s factual rulings for clear error and its legal conclusions de novo. Newell v. Prudential…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Joe Rodger Newell, Jr., Individually and as Natural Parent and Guardian of Minor Joe Rodger Newell, Iii. v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Strachan Shipping Co. v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. Titan Industrial Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Inman Freight Systems, Inc. And Jim S. Green, Trustee, Cross-Appellants v. Olin Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Hawkspere Shipping Co. v. Intamex, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Centrust Savings Bank v. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Gic Services, L.L.C. v. Freightplus USA, IncorporaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
- Marx Transport, Inc. v. Air Express International Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2008
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