Alaska Barge and Transport, Inc. v. The United States

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• examining the \overall subject matter of the contracts and the nature and importance of the overland services\ rather than relying strictly on \mathematical computations\ to determine whether carriage of cargo by land is incidental
• examining the “overall subject matter of the contracts and the nature and importance of the overland services” rather than relying strictly on “mathematical computations” to determine whether carriage of cargo by land is incidental
• maritime and nonmaritime aspects of contract not separable where bills of lading listed only single charges for shipments involving land and water transportation
• wherein the court concluded that overland transportation of .3 miles to 6.1 miles was substantial
• maritime and nonmaritime aspects of contract not separable where bills of lading listed only single charges for shipments involving land and water transportation
• separation of maritime and non-maritime elements in bills of lading that did not itemize the service’s maritime portions would be “unduly burdensome”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).