Legal Opinion
Du Pont de Nemours International S.A. v. S. S. Mormacvega
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 7, 1974No. 11, Docket 73-1376PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Once again we have before us for construction the $500 per package limitation of liability clause of Moore-Mc-Cormack’s ocean carrier bill of lading as authorized by COGSA. This time the ’issue presented — apparently one of first impression — is whether the stowage of a container on the deck of a modern containerized cargo vessel pursuant to a clean bill of lading, absent a contractual provision or a universal custom to the contrary, constitutes an “unreasonable deviation” from the contract of carriage so as to deprive the carrier of its limitation of liability provided…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Ss Hong Kong Producer, Her Engines, Etc., and Universal Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hearne v. Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Propeller Niagara v. CordesSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Mitsui & Co. v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Stephen Nemeth v. General Steamship Corporation, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Spartus Corp. v. The S/S YafoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Sedco, Inc. v. S.S. StratheweCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Nemeth v. General Steamship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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