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McCormick & Co. Inc. v. Empire Insurance Group and others - U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Altimari & Mahoney Ct.JJ. and Dearie D.J.) - 6 June 1989
The issue in this appeal was whether a loss of 290 bags of black pepper stored in a warehouse in Brooklyn was covered under the terms of an insurance policy.
A total of 430 bags of pepper had been received by the warehouse for storage in May 1984...
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09 September 1989
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Mount Royal/Walsh Inc. v. The ship Jensen Star and others - Fed.Ct. of Appeal (Marceau, MacGuigan and Desjardins JJ.A.) - 23 May 1989
The plaintiff shiprepairers provided services to various vessels operated by Jensen Shipping Ltd., including the vessel Jensen Star. The services were requested by a Mr. Jorgensen, the president of Jensen Shipping, over the period from August 1982..
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09 September 1989
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Commodities Reserve Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (The West Lion) - U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) (Ferris, Boochever and Hall Ct.JJ.) - 10 July 1989
Commodities Reserve (the plaintiffs) sub-chartered the vessel West Lion
for the carriage of a cargo of chickpeas and cumin seeds from Turkey to Venezuela. The cargo was insured under the provisions of a 1983 Ocean Maritine Open Cargo Policy issued..
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09 September 1989
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Bender Shipbuilding Co. v. Lloyd Brasileiro - U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) (Kravitch and Edmonson Ct.JJ. and Hoffman S.D.J.) - 13 June 1989
The plaintiff entered into a contract with Todd Shipyards Corporation for the construction of a floating drydock. The contract called for the plaintiff to deliver the drydock by 27 May 1982, and provided for payment of liquidated damages at the rate..
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09 September 1989
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The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. v. Transcontinental Affiliates Ltd. (formerly M. Golodetz Ltd.) (The Sara D) - Court of Appeal (Kerr, Lloyd & Butler-Sloss L.JJ.) - 8 June 1989
The dispute arose out of a contract for the sale by Golodetz to STC of 12,600 tonnes of South Korean sugar in December 1985 C & F to an Indian port at a price of $201.95 per tonne. Payment was to be made by an irrevocable letter of credit to be..
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23 September 1989
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Canadian National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd. (The Jervis Crown) - Fed. Court (Trial Div.) (Addy J.) -
14 April 1989
In November 1987 the tug Jervis Crown
collided with the New Westminster Railway Bridge spanning the Fraser River. As a consequence of the collision the use of the bridge by all railway traffic was suspended for several weeks, and the..
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23 September 1989
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Island Fertilizers Ltd. v. The Monk Corporation (The Super Spirit) - Fed. Court of Appeal (Pratte, Hugessen and Desjardins JJ.A.) - 6 July 1989
The issue before the court was whether the plaintiff’s action should be characterised as a claim by a seller against a buyer under an agreement for the sale of goods, or as a claim by a shipper against a consignee under a contract of carriage...
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23 September 1989
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Nordic Bank plc v. The ship Seagull - Supreme Court of Cyprus (Stylianides J.) -
3 August 1989
The ship Seagull
was arrested at Limassol and was subsequently ordered to be appraised and sold. The plaintiff Bank sought an order of the court determining the priorities of the several claimants against the proceeds of sale and an..
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23 September 1989
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Tillery v. Hull & Co. Inc. (The Texas Pride) - U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit) (Vance and Anderson Ct.JJ. and Atkins S.D.J.) - 12 July 1989
The vessel Texas Pride
was owned by the plaintiff and was insured by the defendants under a standard policy containing a barratry clause and an FCS clause. Whilst the vessel was insured under the policy the plaintiff entered into another contract..
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23 September 1989
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