Legal Opinion
Bernard Screen Printing Corporation v. Meyer Line, and Universal Terminal & Stevedoring Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 14, 1972No. 265, Docket 71-1764PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
We affirm the judgment order entered below limiting the liability of defendant-appellee (Universal), the negligent stevedore, to $500.00. Reference is had to the lower court opinion, reported at 328 F.Supp. 288 (S.D.N.Y.1971) for exposition of the uneontroverted and conceded facts.
The provisions of Meyer Line’s bill of lading, totally drafted by it, include clause 1(J):
The contract evidenced hereby is between the shipper and the owner or demise charterer of the ship designated to carry the goods. It is understood and agreed that, other than said shipowner or demise charterer, no person, firm…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding GulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Carle & Montanari, Inc. v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Bernard Screen Printing Corp. v. Meyer LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
3Cited by35 opinions
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- Colgate Palmolive Co. v. S/S Dart CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Barretto Peat, Inc. v. Luis Ayala Colon Sucrs., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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