Legal Opinion
A. L. Holden, Doing Business Under the Name and Style of R. L. Pritchard & Company v. S. S. Kendall Fish, Her Engines, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1968No. 24615PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge.
This is a case of statutory construction, specifically, the interrelation of Sections 1304(5) and 1305 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936 (COGSA).1
In 1952, the cargo ship SS Kendall Fish sailed from North Africa to New Orleans laden with bales of sisal which were being imported from British East Africa under the Strategic and Critical Stock Piling Act, 50 U.S.C. § 98 et seq. The sisal arrived at the port of New Orleans in poor condition necessitating a monetary adjustment between the parties. In 1962, after many continuances sought and gained by appellees,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Standard Electrica, S.A. v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Defendant-Appellee,and Columbus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Peter Pannell, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- The Daido Line v. Thomas P. Gonzalez, CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Caterpillar Americas Company v. SS Sea RoadsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1964
- Smith v. the FerncliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Interstate Steel Corporation v. SS" Crystal Gem"District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Emmco Insurance Company v. Wallenius Caribbean Line, S.A., Defendant-Third Party v. Gulfstream Shipping Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Santiago v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- Terman Foods, Inc. v. Omega LinesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Dixie Plywood Company v. SS Federal LakesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1975
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