Legal Opinion
Farrell Lines Inc. v. Highlands Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 14, 1982No. 245, Docket 82-7275PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Highlands Insurance Company (Highlands) appeals from a judgment which limited its recovery against Farrell Lines Incorporated (Farrell Lines) to the loss calculated as of the time of the landing of cargo on the stringpiece of a pier in the port of Monrovia.
Highlands had insured the consignor against loss of a shipment of cartons of shoes carried on a vessel owned by Farrell Lines and destined for the consignee in Monrovia. The cargo was short when it was landed on the stringpiece. The count taken at the transit warehouse at the port showed an even greater loss. The parties do not contest the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Tan Hi v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1950
- Allstate Insurance Company, a Corporation and Delta Overseas, Inc., a Corporation v. Imparca Lines, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Farrell Lines Inc. v. Highlands InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982