Legal Opinion
E. C. L. Sporting Goods v. United States Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 19, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 68-274Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GARRITY, District Judge.
Plaintiff shipped goods on a merchant vessel owned by the defendant shipping company and has brought suit under § 4(4) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. § 1304(4), claiming that the vessel carrying the goods overseas from Germany to Boston, Massachusetts, breached the voyage contract by a deviation and that the plaintiff was thereby damaged. The controlling statute provides as follows:(4) Any deviation in saving or attempting to save life or property at sea, or any reasonable deviation shall not be deemed to be an infringement or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dietrich v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- Surrendra (Overseas) Private, Ltd. v. S.S. Hellenic HeroDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- American Cyanamid Co. v. Booth S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- P & E Shipping Corporation, and v. Empresa Cubana Exportadora E Importadora De Alimentos, LibelantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- Kroll v. Silver LineDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1953