AGRICO CHEMICAL CO. v. S/S ATLANTIC FOREST

No. 79-1972.

620 F.2d 487 (1980)

AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY and Continental Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. S/S ATLANTIC FOREST et al., Defendants, Eurogulf Lines, Inc., d/b/a Central Gulf Contramar Line, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Koehl, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

R. A. Redwine, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, TATE and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The defendant appeals the district court judgment holding it liable for losses to the plaintiff due to short and damaged cargo. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The defendant Central Gulf had contracted to carry a load of urea from Rotterdam, Holland to New Orleans, Louisiana for the plaintiff, Agrico Chemical Company. The parties agreed upon an optional mode bill of lading, which permitted the carrier to elect between carriage by...

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