Legal Opinion
Liberty Navigation & Trading Co., Inc. v. Kinoshita & Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 14, 1960No. 14, Docket 26107PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents an interesting question as to the measure of damages for the breach of a voyage charter. Our view differs both from that of the trial judge and from that urged by appellant.
On May 17, 1957, Liberty Navigation & Trading Co., Inc., as owner, and Kin■oshita & Co., Ltd., as charterer, entered into a charter of the American steamer Josefina. The vessel was to proceed to loading ports in the Philippines, there load a cargo of raw sugar in bags, “10,-160 metric tons 5% more or less at owners option which the charterers bind themselves to ship,” and then…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Gazelle and CargoSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Sociedad Armadora Aristomenis Panama v. 5,020 Long Tons of Raw SugarDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1954
- Venus Shipping Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- Constantine & Pickering S. S. Co. v. West India S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1914
- Liberty Navigation & Trading Co. v. Kinoshita & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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