Legal Opinion

United States v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided December 2, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-3339PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

McNAMARA, District Judge.

The United States of America brings this action under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46- U.S.C. §§ 1300-1315, to recover for shortages in a consignment of refined soybean oil loaded aboard the S/S GREEN ISLAND in New Orleans and discharged in Kandla, India.

I. FACTS

Under a bill of lading issued on October 24,1979, by Central Gulf Lines, Inc., owner of the S/S GREEN ISLAND, 18,466 drums of soybean oil were shipped by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), an agency of the United States, to the representative of the Cooperative League of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  2. United States v. Luis Esteban Veytia-BravoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Dennis Lee UllrichCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Sternberg Dredging Co. v. Moran Towing & Transp. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  5. Tapco Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Westwind, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Pacific Employers Insurance Company v. The M/v Gloria, Etc., Aquarius, Ltd., Defendants-Third Party v. Greenwich Marine, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. Fleet v. United States Consumer Council, Inc. (In Re Fleet)District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989

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