Legal Opinion
Elia Salzman Tobacco Co. v. SS Mormacwind
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 20, 1967No. 251, Docket 30700PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
The respondent, Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., appeals from a decision of Judge Croake in the Southern District of New York holding it liable to the libel-lant Standard Commercial Tobacco Co., Inc. (Standard) under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 49 Stat. 1207 (1936), 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300, 1303, 1304, for mold damage sustained by a shipment of 1,729 bales of Turkish-type Rhodesian tobacco carried aboard the S.S. Mormacwind from Beira, Mozambique, to Newport News, Virginia, during the spring of 1960.
Judge Croake found that the mold resulted solely from appellant’s negligent…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The Niel MaerskCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- American Tobacco Co. v. The Katingo HadjipateraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- American Tobacco Co. v. the Katingo HadjipateraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Warner Barnes & Co. v. Kokosai Kisen Kabushiki KaishaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Hecht, Levis & Kahn, Inc., Libellant-Appellant v. The S. S. President Buchanan, Her Engines, Etc., and American President Lines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Prevor-Mayorsohn Caribbean, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Dixie Plywood Company v. SS Federal LakesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1975
- Elia Salzman Tobacco Co. v. Ss MormacwindCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- National Starch & Chemical Corp. v. SS HERMIONEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975