Legal Opinion
Antilles Insurance Company v. Transconex, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 2, 1988No. 88-1108PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case is another step in a continuing battle between common carriers and shippers over so-called released value rates, whereby shippers incur lesser obligations, on the basis of a lower rate. Cf. Federal Ins. Co. v. Transconex, Inc., 430 F.Supp. 290 (D.P.R.1976). In this instance a shipper in Chicago, Illinois, shipped 126 cartons of shoes to a consignee in San Juan, Puerto Rico, defendant Transconex, Inc., a non-vessel operating common carrier, being the freight forwarder and party responsible on the bill of lading. Most of the cartons were delivered…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Union Pacific Railroad v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- George N. Pierce Co. v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Polyplastics, Inc. v. Transconex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Tapco Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Westwind, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. v. M/V Harbel TapperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Greenpack of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. American President LinesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Granite State Insurance v. M/V CaraibeDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1993
- Talbots, Inc. v. Dynasty International, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- Nemcik v. Olympo Transport Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
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