Legal Opinion
Steel Coils, Inc. v. M/V Lake Marion
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2003No. 02-30006PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This is a Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1 claim for rust damage to steel coils which their owner alleges was caused by seawater when shipped from Latvia to the United States on the M/V LAKE MARION. The district court awarded damages against the vessel, its owner, Lake Marion, Inc., its manager, Bay Ocean Management, Inc., collectively the “vessel interests,” and the time charterer, Western Bulk Carriers K/S Oslo. Finding no error, we affirm.
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The plaintiff, Steel Coils, Inc., is an importer of steel products with its principal office in Deerfield,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Tubacex, Inc. v. M/V RisanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Caemint Food, Inc. v. Lloyd Brasileiro, Companhia De NavegacaoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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