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POLYPLASTICS, INC. v. TRANSCONEX, INC.

No. 87-1134.

827 F.2d 859 (1987)

POLYPLASTICS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. TRANSCONEX, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernando Castro with whom Roberto Boneta and Trias, Doval, Munoz, Acevedo & Otero, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for appellant.

Edelmiro Salas Garcia, Santurce, P.R., for appellee.

Before BOWNES, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Transconex, Inc. (Transconex), defendant/appellant, is a so-called non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), which does business essentially as a freight forwarder. In the usual course, an NVOCC assembles small lots into a single large container at a determinate point of origin for shipment and handling by an ocean carrier to a specified destination. The freight forwarder arranges for the bulk load to be broken down dock-side or moved inland...

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