Legal Opinion
Folgner v. Italian Line
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided November 6, 1974No. Civ. 7632PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROWE, District Judge.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Plaintiff commenced this litigation on November 29, 1972 against Italian Line (the ocean carrier) and Panama Canal Company (the stevedore), seeking to recover damages for the total loss of one Ford Eeonoline Camper and its contents which vehicle dropped into Cristobal Harbor, Canal Zone, during discharge from the Italian Line vessel DONIZETTI.
As a defense to the action, defendant, Italian Line, contended that its liability, if any, was limited by the terms of its long form bill of lading to a maximum of $500 per package or per customary freight.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Union Wire Rope Corporation v. Atchison, T. & SF Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- The State of Israel, a Sovereign Nation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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