VAN DER SALM BULB FARMS, INC. v. HAPAG LLOYD, AG

No. 86-3835.

818 F.2d 699 (1987)

VAN DER SALM BULB FARMS, INC., a Washington Corporation; Royal Insurance Company of America, a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAPAG LLOYD, AG; Compagnie General Maritime, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Mullins, Vancouver, Wash., Mildred J. Carmack, Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Kim Jefferies, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellants.

Before ANDERSON, TANG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an admiralty case under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 1300-1315. The goods, thousands of flower bulbs, were destroyed in transit from a Holland grower to the plaintiff, Van der Salm Bulb Farms in Vancouver, Washington. On a motion for summary judgment, the court awarded damages in favor of Van der Salm and its insurer. Hapag Lloyd challenges the amount of the award.

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