Legal Opinion
Peter Rosenbruch v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 8, 1976No. 127, Docket 75-7242PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Once again we have before us what Judge Tyler aptly described as “another variant of the package limitation issue” which has been before us in various contexts in recent years. 1 We are called upon again to construe the $500. per package limitation of liability clause in an ocean carrier’s bill of lading as authorized by Section 4(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. § 1304(5)(1970). The variant in the instant case stems from the fact that the lost cargo consisted of household goods owned by the shipper-consignee.
The issue arises this time on an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Standard Electrica, S.A. v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Defendant-Appellee,and Columbus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Royal Typewriter Co., Division Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. M/v Kulmerland, Her Engines, Etc. v. Hamburg-Amerika LinieCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Royal Typewriter Co., Div. of Litton Bs v. M/V KulmerlandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Rosenbruch v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
3Cited by16 opinions
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- 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 Electric Company International Sales Division v. S.S. Nancy Lykes, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. And Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Allied International American Eagle Trading Corp. v. S.S. "Yang Ming," Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. v. Yang Ming Marine Transport CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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