Legal Opinion
Woodhouse Drake & Carey (Trading), Inc. v. S. S. "Hellenic Challenger"
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1979No. 78 Civ. 2923PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Woodhouse Drake & Carey (Trading), Inc., the consignee of a shipment of 6,834 bags of Uganda Robusta Coffee, seeks recovery of damages for 125 bags delivered slack or short, torn and mended from the carrier, Hellenic Lines Ltd., under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COG-SA”). 1 On June 6, 1977, at Mombasa, the cargo was loaded on board the S.S. Hellenic Challenger for delivery to New York. Fifteen bills of lading were issued free of any notations or exceptions regarding the apparent good order and condition of the bags of coffee. Each bill…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Vana Trading Co. v. S.S. METTE SKOUCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- American Tobacco Co. v. The Katingo HadjipateraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- American Tobacco Co. v. the Katingo HadjipateraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Emmco Insurance Company v. Wallenius Caribbean Line, S.A., Defendant-Third Party v. Gulfstream Shipping Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
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- Westway Coffee Corp. v. M v. NetunoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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- Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. Companhia de Navegacao Maritima NetumarCivil Court of the City of New York · 1982