Legal Opinion
West India Industries, Inc. v. Vance & Sons Amc-Jeep, West India Industries, Inc. v. Tommie Vaughn Motors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1981No. 80-1504, 80-2162PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge:
Appellant, West India Industries, Inc. (West India) is an ocean carrier which brought these two actions in admiralty seeking recovery of unpaid ocean freight. Defendants-Appellees, Vance & Sons AMC-*1385Jeep (Vance) and Tommie Vaughn Motora, Inc. (Vaughn) are Houston, Texas automobile dealers who were allegedly the shippers of the cargoes of motor vehicles for which freight payments are now sought by West India.
The issue presented to the Court by these consolidated appeals is whether or not an ocean carrier is entitled to recover unpaid ocean freight from a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Kirno Hill Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. Thomas J. Holt, Holt Hauling & Warehousing Systems, Inc., and Holt Marine Terminal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. Titan Industrial Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Norman G. Jensen, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Federal Maritime CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co. v. M/V MontmartreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Carlisle v. Carnival Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee v. M/v Montmartre, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., Cross v. Corinth Pipeworks, S.A., Cross Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Naviera Despina, Inc. v. Cooper Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987
- Port Ship Service, Inc. v. International Ship Management & Agencies Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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