· 5/6/1987
General Electric Company v. Mv Nedlloyd, Her Engines, Boilers, Nedlloyd Lijnen B v. (Nedlloyd Lines)
Citations
- 817 F.2d 1022
- 1987 A.M.C. 1817
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 6093
How courts have described this case
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- noting that ―[a]s an experienced shipper, [the plaintiff] obviously knew it could declare a higher value‖
- “[T]he language on the back of the [bill of lading] incorporating COGSA’s provisions and the space for declaring excess value on the front are sufficient notice of the limitation of liability and the means of avoiding it.”
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Judges: Lumbard, Cardamone, Pierce
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