Delaware Steel Co. v. Calmar Steamship Corp.

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN W. LORD, Jr., District Judge.

This matter is presently before this Court on the joint motions of respondent and libellant for judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary judgment. The facts are not disputed, and both parties have agreed to adjudication of the controversy on the basis of those facts well pleaded. The only issue before this Court, therefore, is the effect of a bill of lading provision requiring that claims for loss or damage be presented in writing to the carrier, the respondent, or his agent, within fifteen (15) days after delivery of the…