Legal Opinion

NCI del Caribe, Inc. v. Trailer Marine Transport Corp.

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided October 16, 1987No. Civ. No. 87-0271(PG)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, Chief Judge.

This is an admiralty action under the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 10761-10762, (1987 Partial Revision) and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-1312 (1975) (“COGSA”), removed to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1337 (1976 & Supp.1987). All relevant facts have been stipulated. We are here to adjudicate the action on the basis of each party’s memorandum of law requesting entry of judgment.

Plaintiff, engaged in the sale of diverse chemical products, was the lessee of a trailer tank identified as “NCI TANK 10905” (“No.…

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Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion (Venezuelan Line) v. A. J. Perez Export Company, Etc., and Tyler Refrigeration CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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