Legal Opinion
Scott & Williams, Inc. v. Pittston Stevedoring Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 4, 1976No. 75 Civil 5166PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this diversity action against defendant, Pittston Stevedoring Corporation (“Pittston”), a stevedore, to recover damages for its alleged negligent handling of a knitting machine prior to its delivery aboard a vessel for shipment to plaintiff’s customer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Although no bill of' lading covering the shipment was issued, a basic and determinative issue is whether one became effective; if it did, then the defendant is entitled to the benefits of the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1 (“COGSA”) with respect to…
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- Lowry & Co., Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. S. S. Le Moyne D'iberville, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. And Compagnie Generale Transatlantique a ParisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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