ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, INC. v. SS HONG KONG PRODUCER

No. 10, Docket 33495.

422 F.2d 7 (1969)

ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SS HONG KONG PRODUCER, her engines, etc., and Universal Marine Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Herbert Prem, New York City (Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, on the brief), for appellant.

John J. Sullivan, New York City (Mendes & Mount, New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MOORE, HAYS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns a claim for damage by breakage and sea water to approximately 1300 cartons of encyclopedias shipped by the appellant, Britannica, from New York to its affiliate in Yokohama, Japan. The damaged cartons were a part of a shipment of 4080 cartons of books, sent by appellant from its Chicago plant to its agent in New York, United Cargo Corp., which packed the cartons into seven separately numbered, metal containers, 17' ×...

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