Legal Opinion

Metal Processing, Inc. v. Humm

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided July 2, 1999No. Civ. 95-1085(WGB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BASSLER, District Judge.

This matter was tried without a jury before this Court on November 24, 1998. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds that the Defendant Scott Paper Company (“Scott”), is liable for $2,035,000. Furthermore, the Court finds that Scott is not liable for pre-judgment interest on this award.

I. Background

In the Fall of 1992 the tug McAllister Sisters left Port Keasby, New Jersey to begin the ocean tow of the barge Atlantic Trader to San Juan, Puerto Rico. En route to Puerto Rico, the barge capsized and the entire cargo of metal rebar — steel reinforcing…

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United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
Basista v. WeirCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
Siegel Transfer, Inc. v. Carrier Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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