Legal Opinion
A. Bottacchi S. A. v. Philipp Brothers Latin America Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 18, 1976No. 75 Civ. 942PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
Defendants 1 in this general average case involving a voyage between Argentina and Puerto Rico have moved for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground of time-bar and laches. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is granted and the complaint is dismissed.
The voyage in question began in October 1973, when the M. V. PUNTA BEAGLE picked up a cargo of steel reinforc ing bars at Villa Constitución, Argentina, for carriage to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Plaintiff is the owner of the BEAGLE, while defendants Philipp Bros, and Pan Am…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Charles Hill v. W. Bruns & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Jens Claussen v. Mene Grande Oil Company, C.A., a Venezuela Corporation and Mene Grande Oil Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by6 opinions
- De Monte v. Shipping Corp. of India, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Kohlasch v. New York State Thruway AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Ryan-Walsh, Inc. v. M/V OCEAN TRADERDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Deutsche Shell Tanker-Gesellschaft mbH v. Placid Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991
- Eazor Express, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1980
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