Legal Opinion
Nitram, Inc. v. Motor Vessel Cretan Life
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1979No. 76-3234PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This case revolves around the damage to, and the short delivery of, a cargo of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN). The principal actors are the shipowners, the time charterer and the voyage charterer. Although the legal issues involved are too numerous to be susceptible of handy summation, suffice it to say that the ultimate issue before us is who will pay for the damaged cargo and its short delivery. Not surprisingly, each party unselfishly nominates the other for that honor. The resolution of this issue takes us along a tortuous path where we encounter novel…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Vana Trading Co. v. S.S. METTE SKOUCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ramada Development Company v. Martin W. Rauch, Defendants-Third Party J. Stewart Stein, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- M. O. N. T. Boat Rental Services, Inc. v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- T. J. Stevenson & Co. v. 81,193 Bags of FlourCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- T. J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., a Corporation, and Counterclaimant, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. 81,193 Bags of Flour, Etc., Adm Milling Co., Inc., Counterclaimant & Third Party Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. T. J. Stevenson & Co., Inc., Mv Nedon, Etc., as to Counterclaim, Republic of Bolivia, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Third Party Counterclaimant-Appellee, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Wallace & Wallace Fuel Oil Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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