HOULDEN & CO. LTD. AND OTHERS v. S.S. "RED JACKET" AND AMERICAN EXPORT LINES LTD.; METAL TRADERS INC., THIRD PARTY; UNITED STATES FOURTH PARTY (THE "RED JACKET")

[1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 300

UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OFNEW YORK

Before District Judge Motley

Bill of lading-Unseaworthiness-Container supplied by owners of container vessel to shippers of tin ingots-Container breaking loose during voyage- Other containers swept overboard or damaged- Whether loss due to bad stowage of container or structural defect of container-Whether vessel's owner had exercised due diligence to make vessel seaworthy-United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936, s. 4(1) (46 U.S.C. s. 1304(1))- United States.