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ALCOA S. S. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 271.

338 U.S. 421 (1949)

ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 19, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melville J. France argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Samuel D. Slade argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Morison and Joseph W. Bishop.

Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed by L. de Grove Potter and Clement C. Rinehart for the Waterman Steamship Corporation, and by Harold S. Deming for the Stockard Steamship Corporation.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

It is a principle of American maritime law that ocean carrier freight charges are not earned unless and until the goods are delivered to destination.1 But contractual provisions establishing the shipper's liability for freight regardless of actual delivery have been uniformly held valid,2 and have become common stipulations in carriers' bills of lading. Shipments...

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