Legal Opinion
Jewel Seafoods Ltd. v. M/V PEACE RIVER
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 24, 1999No. 2:98-0723-18PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORTON, District Judge.
This action is before the court on Defendants WEALTHY RIVER and PEACE RIVER’s Motion to Dismiss on the grounds of insufficiency of process and insufficiency of service of process. Joined by Defendant China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO),, these two in rem Defendants also filed a Motion to Dismiss on the grounds that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and venue based on the forum selection clauses in the bills of lading.
I. Factual Background
This case involves a claim for damage to containerized cargoes of frozen crabs transported from Charleston,…
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