HELLENIC LINES LTD. v. EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN+

[1973] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 363

UNITED STATESCOURT OF APPEALS(SECOND CIRCUIT)

Before Circuit Judge Leventhal+ Circuit Judge Feinberg and Circuit Judge Timbers

United States - Carriage by sea - Freight contract for carriage of grain from U.S. to Pakistan - Bills of lading issued under freight contract - Some governed by English law and some by U.S. law - No time fixed for unloading of goods covered by former - Discharge of goods covered by latter to be "continuous" - Whether bills of lading inconsistent with terms of freight contract - Whether terms void under Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (46 U.S. Code) sect. 1304 (3) - Whether clause a penalty clause - Discharge of goods delayed at Pakistani port - Whether shippers liable for delay. United States - Penalty clause.