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· 4/3/1998

Hale Container Line, Inc. v. Houston Sea Packing Co.

Citations

  • 137 F.3d 1455
  • 1999 A.M.C. 607
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 7097
  • 1998 WL 152602

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that factual finding regarding diligence will not be overturned unless clearly erroneous
  • correcting mathematical error in a damage award pursuant to Rule 60(a)
  • “Under COGSA, the shipper has the burden of declaring the value of its goods and paying a higher freight if it wants to have greater liability placed on the carrier.”
  • characterizing the bill of lading as “the contract of carriage”
  • characterizing the bill of lading as \the contract of carriage\

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Judges: Hatchett, Birch, Clark

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