Legal Opinion
Rupp v. International Terminal Operating Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 7, 1973No. 443, Docket 72-3130PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on this appeal by a shipper from a judgment for cargo damage entered in his favor in the Southern District of New York, Milton Pollack, District Judge, to the extent the judgment limited the shipper’s recovery against a stevedore to $500 per package pursuant to a limitation of liability clause in the ocean carriers’ bill of lading, is whether the stevedore whose negligence caused the damage is entitled to the benefit of the limitation on the carriers’ liability provided for in the bill of lading. The district court held that the stevedore was. We hold…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Leather's Best, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. S.S. Mormaclynx, Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- A. M. Collins & Co. v. Panama R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Cabot Corporation and Cabot Argentina S.A.I.C. v. S.S. Mormacscan, Her Engines, Etc., Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and John W. McGrath CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bernard Screen Printing Corporation v. Meyer Line, and Universal Terminal & Stevedoring CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Taisho Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. v. The Vessel "Gladiolus"Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- La Salle MacHine Tool, Inc. v. Maher Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Schiess-Froriep Corp. v. FinnsailorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Toyomenka, Inc. v. S.S. Tosaharu MaruCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Schiess-Froriep Corp. v. S. S. FinnsailorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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