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Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. Valley Freight Systems, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 24, 1988No. 87-5594PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Valley Freight Systems, Inc. (“Valley”) appeals the order of the district court granting judgment in favor of plaintiff Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority (“Authority”) after a non-jury trial. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

I. Factual Background

The following are the relevant facts as found by the district court. Authority is a vessel-operating common carrier that transports freight between, among other points, Puerto Rico and the mainland United States. In 1982, PRMMI Trucking, Inc. (“Trucking”) was created as…

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