Legal Opinion
Rockwell International Corp. v. M/V Incotrans Spirit
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1993No. 89-2237, 92-2915PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
For some maritime cargo, the perils of the shoreward leg of its journey rival those of the sea. When a large printing press was discharged at the Port of Houston, its land transport capsized. Then the cargo was pushed aside to clear the wharf, with more damage. The cargo’s shipper, Rockwell International, sued the carrier, stevedore, and port authority to recover the cost of repairing its press.
Rockwell contracted for the transport of a large printing press transported from Germany to Texas. Its components were packed into forty-five crates for the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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