Commonwealth Petrochemicals, Inc., and Flour Engineers and Constructors, Inc. v. S.S. Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority and Leonard Brothers Trucking Co. - Circuit Judges Winter, Butzner and Phillips - U.S. Court of Appeals (4th. Circuit) - Sept. 19, 1979

Limitation of liability

A transformer was described as one package in a bill of lading which incorporated the provisions of COGSA and limited the carriers’ liability to U.S.$500 per package. The District Court had refused to give effect to the limitation provision and had held the carrier liable for the full amount of the damage.