Legal Opinion
Secrest MacHine Corporation v. S. S. Tiber, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1971No. 71-1734PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, consignee Secrest Machine Corporation, sued appellees, carrier William Wilhelmsen, doing business as The Swedish Atlantic-Wilhelmsen Line, and stevedore Strachan Shipping Company, for damages to appellant’s cargo. While discharging the cargo at Savannah, stevedore negligently permitted a box containing a steel press to fall with consequent damage to the press in the amount of $17,000. The bill of lading provided inter alia:
All defenses as aforesaid shall inure also to the benefit of the Carrier’s agents, servants and employees and of any independent contractor performing any of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Carle & Montanari, Inc. v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Bernard Screen Printing Corp. v. Meyer LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Secrest Machine Corp. v. SS "Tiber"District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1971
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Tessler Brothers (b.c.) Ltd. v. Italpacific Line and Matson Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Assicurazioni Generali v. D'Amico and Harrington & Company, Inc., Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- La Salle MacHine Tool, Inc. v. Maher Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Thyssen, Inc. v. S/S EurounityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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