Swedish East Asia Co. v. Topp Electronics, Inc.

PEARSON, Judge.

This appeal is from a final judgment for Topp Electronics, Inc, the plaintiff in the court below. The appellants, Swedish East Asia Company, Ltd, Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd, China Steamship Navigation Company, Ltd, together constituted the Blue Sea Line for the transactions involved on this appeal. (We will refer to them as the defendant Blue Sea Line.) The action was for failure to deliver goods, according to the bills of lading, shipped from various Asian ports.

The parties, other than Topp, are as follows: Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is Topp’s insurer and is subrogated…