Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1971No. 190, Docket 71-1675PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
General Motors brought this action in admiralty against Moore-McCormack Lines, owner of the SS MORMACOAK, for damages suffered when an electric generator, one component of a General Motors power plant being shipped from New York to Brazil, was dropped into harbor waters during discharge from the ship. Pursuant to the relevant provisions of the United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. § 1300 et seq., the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Dudley B. Bonsai, Judge), awarded General Motors (GM) $500 for the damage. The opinion is reported at…
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