Legal Opinion
Interocean Steamship Corp. v. New Orleans Cold Storage & Warehouse Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1989No. 88-3017PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court held a customhouse broker and warehouse responsible for mis-delivering shipped beef without receiving negotiable bills of lading. Because the broker and warehouse had no duty to provide for proper delivery, we reverse that judgment.
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ABC Containerline N.V., owner of the M/V Ellen Hudig, issued two negotiable bills of lading to Wesfarmers Export, Ltd. for two containers of frozen boneless beef to be transported from Melbourne, Australia, to New Orleans. The bills of lading were “to order” with instructions to notify John Thallon & Company, an…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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