Legal Opinion
General Motors Overseas Operation, Division of General Motors Corp. v. S.S. Goettingen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 15, 1964PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
There are three motions before the Court to dismiss three libels. In each of the three cases, 1 the motion is brought by the same shipowner-respondent. The three libels, brought by three separate cargo interests, seek recovery for damage to cargo suffered in heavy seas in the North Atlantic while in transit aboard the same ship from New York to Europe in January 1962. The shipowner moves to dismiss in each case on the basis of certain contractual provisions in the bill of lading which provide:
“1. This bill of lading shall have effect * * * for goods shipped from a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Wm. H. Muller & Co., Inc. v. Swedish American Line Ltd. And Transatlantic Steamship Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- The Monrosa v. Carbon Black Export, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Petition of Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. United States. The Edmund FanningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Caterpillar Overseas, S.A., Libellant-Appellant v. S.S. Expeditor and American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Indussa Corporation v. S.S. Ranborg, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. (Erling Hansens Rederi A/s and Skibs A/s Linea, Claimants)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Unterweser Reederei, Gmbh. Zapata Off-Shore Company v. M/s Bremen and Unterweser Reederei GmbhCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Hernandez v. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij N.V.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- New York Underwriters Insurance Co. v. MS WURTTEMBERGDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Unterweser Reederei, Gmbh. Zapata Off-Shore Company v. M/s Bremen and Unterweser Reederei GmbhCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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