Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Mormacoak
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 6, 1971No. 65 AD 617PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BONSAL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the owner of an electric generator, brings an action in admiralty against defendant, the owner of the S.S. MORMACOAK, for damage to the generator when it was dropped during discharge from the vessel in Fortaleza, Brazil, and fell into the sea.
Defendant contends: (1) that the damage to the generator was the result of one of the causes enumerated in § 4(2) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COGSA”), 46 U.S.C. § 1804(2) for which defendant is not liable; and (2) that the liability, if any, of defendant is limited to $500 pursuant to § 4(5) of COGSA, 46…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. United States. The Edmund FanningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Aluminios Pozuelo Ltd. v. S. S. Navigator, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Cia Mar. Unidad S.A. And Marina Mercante Nicaraguense S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Peter Pannell, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Brazil Oiticica, Ltd. v. the BillDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1944
- Caterpillar Americas Company v. SS Sea RoadsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Binladen Bsb Landscaping v. M v. "Nedlloyd Rotterdam", Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Nedlloyd Lijnen B v. (Nedlloyd Lines)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd. And Ataka & Co., Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. American Export Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Armstrong Cork Canada, Ltd., and Armstrong Cork Company v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Mitsui & Co. v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- General Motors Corporation v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Croft & Scully Co. v. M/v Skulptor Vuchetich, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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