Contship Containerlines, Inc. v. Howard Industries, Inc., Transworld Freight Forwarding, Inc.

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Howard Industries, Inc. (“Howard Industries”), a laundry detergent producer, appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Cont-ship Containerlines, Inc. (“Contship”), a freight carrier, for shipping charges totaling $24,200.00 on three separate international shipments of detergent. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I

The key facts in the case and the positions of the parties were set forth by the district court as follows:

Contship is a maritime shipper and brings this action against Howard…