Ingersoll Milling MacHine Co. v. J. E. Bernard & Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Plaintiff, Ingersoll Milling Machine Company (“Ingersoll”), brought this action against Taiwan International Line, Ltd. (“Taiwan”), J. E. Bernard & Co. (“Bernard”), and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. seeking recovery for damage to one of its milling machines while on board the M/V Bodena, which was under charter to Taiwan at the time,' en route from New Orleans, Louisiana to Pusan, South Korea. The rights and liabilities of the parties are controlled by the Carriage of Goods By Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-1315, and jurisdiction of this Court is…