JCB Sales Ltd and Ors v New Holland North America Inc and Ors (The “Seijin”) - US District Court (SDNY)(Milton Pollack SDJ) - 16 April 1996

Carriage of goods by sea - Whether contract of carriage governed by Hague Rules as originally enacted or by Visby amendments

The plaintiff cargo owners brought proceedings against the shipowners and charterers of the vessel Seijin in respect of alleged damage to cargo carried by the vessel from England and Belgium to Baltimore, Maryland in March 1995.