Legal Opinion
Affiliated Foods, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 15, 1986No. Civ. 84-1105CCPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEREZO, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1300, et seq. (COGSA) removed to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1337. Although defendapts have admitted that they breached the contract of carriage between the parties, they have always con tested the extent of damages for which they may be held liable. The dispute has focused on whether defendants may be held liable for the cost of alternate air transportation that plaintiff incurred when it sent a substitute shipment of produce to a third party consignee…
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- Contempo Metal Furniture Co. Of California, a Calif. Corp. v. East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., Dba Etmf Freight SystemCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Evra Corp. v. Swiss Bank Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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