Legal Opinion
Sommer Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Panama Canal Company, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1973No. 71-3379PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
What this case presents is whether the failure of a nominal shipper to pay an additional $6.88 for Trans-Isthmian handling charges on equipment directly destined to a Panama Canal Company construction contract limits Canal Company’s liability for cargo damage to less than the full stipulated loss of $9,610.85. For reasons peculiar to the relationship involved we answer in the negative and affirm with modification.
Sommer Corporation brought an admiralty action in personam against the Panama Canal Company for cargo damage arising during the shipment of three packages…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Elaine L. Klicker and Robert A. Klicker v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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