SEGUROS BANVENEZ, S.A. v. S/S OLIVER DRESCHER

Cal. Nos. 440, 521 and 522, Docket 84-7580, 84-7594 and 84-7596.

761 F.2d 855 (1985)

SEGUROS BANVENEZ, S.A., and C.V.G. Electrificacion Del Caroni C.A. (Edelca), Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. S/S OLIVER DRESCHER, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., Containership Erich Drescher K.G., Erich Drescher, Containerline Joachim Drescher, Reederei Joachim Drescher, Defendants-Appellees, Hansen & Tidemann, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, Compania Anonima Venezolana De Navegacion, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Barra, New York City (Dougherty, Ryan, Mahoney, Pellegrino, Giuffra & Zambito, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee Compania Anonima Venezolana de Navegacion.

Albert J. Avallone, New York City (Halley & Chalos, and James R. Halley, Jr., New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant Hansen & Tidemann, Inc.

Harold M. Kingsley, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants Seguros Banvenez S.A., and C.V.G. Electrificacion del Caroni C.A. (EDELCA).

Elizabeth T. McCandless, New York City (Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, and Chester D. Hooper, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees S/S Oliver Drescher and Containerline Joachim Drescher.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, KEARSE, and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.


VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:

This case comes to us on an appeal and cross-appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in an admiralty action for loss of cargo. The district court (Motley, C.J.) held all the defendants liable for the loss but granted indemnification in favor of the charterer's general agent and the vessel owner against the charterer. As part of its appeal from the final judgment, the charterer...

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