Legal Opinion
Lee v. Arrowpac, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 13, 1995No. Civ. No. 92-2185 (JP)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
The Court has before it an appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a) (1993) from the Bankruptcy Court’s Opinion and Order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The issue before the Court is whether the mark of “freight is prepaid” on the face of the debtor’s bill of lading is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the freight charges had in fact been paid prior to shipment of the goods. The Bankruptcy Court determined the issue in the affirmative, and granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment reasoning that if the debt had been prepaid,…
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