Legal Opinion
Internatio, Inc. v. M/V YINKA FOLAWIYO
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 4, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-2727PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
This suit on a contract of carriage alleging a short delivery raises interesting questions with possible ramifications for the conduct of the cocoa trade between foreign and American ports. The cocoa trade involves the shipment of raw cocoa beans packed in jute or burlap bags transported pursuant to ocean bills of lading issued by the carrier. The problem in this case arises out of an anomaly of the cocoa trade: because cocoa beans may gain or lose weight during ocean carriage because of variation in their moisture content…
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- The ThamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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