LEATHER'S BEST INC. v. TIDEWATER TERMINAL INC.

[1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 557

UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Before District Judge Judd

United States - Carriage by sea - Loss of cargo (in container) - Limitation of carrier's liability - Validity of bill of lading clause treating container as a "package" - Whether terminal operator entitled to benefit of limitation clause in bill of lading - United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936 (46 U.S. Code, sect. 1304 (5)).