Legal Opinion
Nepera Chemical, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 6, 1981No. 79-2186PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the application by a carrier, Sea-Land Service, Inc., for waiver of a total of $42,569.90 in freight charges for the benefit of a shipper, Nepera Chemical, Inc. 1 The Federal Maritime Commission denied the application. FMC Special Docket No. 606 (1979). We reverse.
During 1977 Nepera contracted to have Sea-Land transport five containers of pico-line (a liquid chemical) from the United States to Barcelona, Spain. At the time of the agreement, Sea-Land’s Freight Tariff 166 2 contained a specific rate for…
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