Legal Opinion
Jamaica Nutrition Holdings, Ltd. v. United Shipping Co., Ltd. And M/v El Zorro, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1981No. 80-3108PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A claim for contamination of a cargo of soybean oil during a voyage from Louisiana to Jamaica presents, in addition to issues concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, the necessity of resolving the method of computing damages due when a loss is repaired in another country, paid for in foreign currency, and the relative value of the dollar and the foreign currency fluctuates during the period in question.
A supplier of soybean oil chartered the M/V EL ZORRO to ship a load of oil from Louisiana to Jamaica. When the ship arrived in Jamaica, traces of molasses were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Shaw, Savill, Albion & Co., Ltd. v. The Fredericksburg. The TamaroaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Horn v. Cia de Navegacion FrucoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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