WUERTTEMBERGISCHE v. M/V STUTTGART EXPRESS

No. 82-3452.

711 F.2d 621 (1983)

WUERTTEMBERGISCHE AND BADISCHE VERSICHERUNGS-AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. M/V STUTTGART EXPRESS, her engines, boilers, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Machale A. Miller, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, Harvey G. Gleason, Kenneth J. Servay, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before WILLIAMS and JOLLY, Circuit Judges, and WILL, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 14, 1983.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves the $500 package limitation contained in Section 4(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. § 1304(5), and the obligation upon the carrier of the goods to make available adequate opportunity to the shipper to increase the liability valuation.

Plaintiff-appellant, Wuerttembergische and Badische Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft (shipper), brought this...

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