Legal Opinion
Rainbow Navigation, Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 13, 1990No. Civ. A. 86-4343PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This admiralty suit concerns the carriage of United States government cargo between Norfolk, Virginia and Njardvik, Iceland in September — October 1984. The principal controversy relates to the interpretation of the Bill of Lading which controls this carriage. 1 Plaintiff, Rainbow Navigation, Inc. (“Rainbow”), seeks to recover compensation from defendant, the United States of America, for overhead, loss of freight revenues and expenses incurred by it while its vessel was strikebound in Njardvik, Iceland, for a period of over twenty-two days.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gooch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- The CaledoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Styria, Scopinich v. MunroeSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Alcoa Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hale Container Line, Inc. v. Houston Sea Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Rainbow Navigation, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Hale Container v. Houston SeaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998