Legal Opinion

First National Bank & Trust Co. of Cushing v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.

District Court, Virgin Islands

Decided August 23, 1984No. Civil No. 80/337Published

1Opinion of the CourtChristian, Chief Judge

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Before the Court is the motion of plaintiff for summary judgment. Plaintiff Bank seeks a limitation of liability pursuant to the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1315 (COGSA).

Plaintiff holds title to the accounts receivable of International Marine Transport Service, Inc. (IMTS), a Virgin Islands corporation engaged in the business of carrying goods by sea to, from, and between the Virgin Islands. Defendant hired IMTS to carry 3 tank trailers aboard the M/V INAGUA SOUND from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Somewhere en route, the 3 tank…

2Cases cited20 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
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. NothnagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Ss Hong Kong Producer, Her Engines, Etc., and Universal Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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