Legal Opinion
Watermill Export, Inc. v. MV "Ponce"
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 2, 1981No. 78 Civ. 1426PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOFAER, District Judge:
Watermill Export, Inc. (“Watermill”) has brought this action to recover for damage to potatoes shipped aboard defendants’ vessels. Watermill has moved to strike defendants’ sixth affirmative defense. That defense, based upon a clause in the governing bills of lading, would limit defendants’ total potential liability to $500 for each of the large metal trailers in which the potatoes were shipped. The motion is granted.
I. Incorporation of COGSA
The first issue is the extent to which the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COGSA”), 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-15, governs the legal…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Jones v. the Flying ClipperDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Tessler Brothers (b.c.) Ltd. v. Italpacific Line and Matson Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Standard Electrica, S.A. v. Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Defendant-Appellee,and Columbus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Peter Pannell, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Daval Steel Products v. M/V ACADIA FORESTDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Orion Insurance v. The M/V "Humacao"District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Mathiesen v. M/V ObelixCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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