Associated Metals and Minerals Corp. v. Etelae Suomin Laiva

Appellant Associated Metals and Minerals Corporation (“Associated”) filed suit in admiralty against Etelae Suomin Laiva (“Etelae”) for rust damage to and partial nondelivery of a cargo of steel carried aboard Etelae’s ship, the M/V Arkadia, from Helsinki and Raahe, Finland, to Jacksonville, Florida, and Houston, Texas. The district court, after trial, concluded that while plaintiff had met its burden of proving that the cargo was delivered to the carrier in good condition, plaintiff had failed to establish that the cargo was damaged upon discharge, which failure was fatal to plaintiffs prima…