SPM Corp. v. M/V Ming Moon

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a bill of lading with ambiguous liability-limitation provisions should be construed against the carrier
• holding that restowage at intermediate ports is customary in the maritime industry and therefore does not constitute a deviation from the contract of carnage
• holding that a bill of lading with ambiguous liability-limitation provisions should be construed against the carrier
• holding that a bill of lading with ambiguous liability-limitation provisions should be construed against the carrier
• \We agree with our sister circuits that the doctrine of quasi-deviation should not be viewed expansively in the post-COGSA era.\
• “We agree with our sister circuits that the doctrine of quasi-deviation should not be viewed expansively in the post-COGSA era.”

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Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Royal Insurance v. Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-05-08· cited 81×
• Ragan v. Tri-County Excavating, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1995-08-07· cited 51×
• Cargill Ferrous International v. Sea Phoenix MV
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-04-09· cited 41×
• Industrial Products International, Inc. v. Emo Trans, Inc.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1997-10-30· cited 23×
• Amdahl Corporation v. Profit Freight Systems, Inc., a Corporation Lep International Inc. Lep Profit International, Inc. Atlas Consolidated Container
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-09-08· cited 20×
• Unimac Company, Inc. v. C.F. Ocean Service, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 1995-02-06· cited 13×
• SPM Corp. v. M/V Ming Moon
  Third Circuit· 1994-04-14· cited 13×
• Selaras v. M/V Cartagena De Indias
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1997-04-03· cited 6×
• Ferrostaal, Inc. v. M/V Sea Phoenix
  Third Circuit· 2006-05-03· cited 5×
• Vision Air Flight Service, Inc. v. M/V National Pride
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-09-22· cited 4×
• Great American Ins. Companies v. M/V ROMERAL
  E.D. Louisiana· 1996-08-22· cited 4×
• M3 Midstream LLC v. South Jersey Port Corp.
  D. New Jersey· 2014-02-26· cited 4×
• Schramm, Inc. v. Shipco Transport
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-04-15· cited 2×
• Schramm, Inc. v. Shipco Transport, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-04-15· cited 2×
• Spm Corporation v. M/V Ming Moon
  Third Circuit· 1992-06-10
• Spm Corporation v. M/V Ming Moon
  Third Circuit· 1994-04-14
• Royal Ins Co v. Orient Overseas
  Sixth Circuit· 2008-01-30
• SLT Imports Inc v. SAR Transport Systems Pvt Ltd
  Third Circuit· 2026-05-28

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.
  Supreme Court· 1988-05-23· cited 1,283×
• Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1959-04-20· cited 250×
• Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. v. M/V Bodena
  Second Circuit· 1987-09-14· cited 196×
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Ss Hong Kong Producer, Her Engines, Etc., and Universal Marine Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1969-10-30· cited 137×
• Jones v. the Flying Clipper
  S.D. New York· 1953-11-05· cited 82×
• Iligan Integrated Steel Mills, Inc. v. Ss John Weyerhaeuser, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., Defendants-Appellees-Appellants
  Second Circuit· 1974-12-03· cited 49×
• General Electric Company International Sales Division v. S.S. Nancy Lykes, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. And Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1983-04-20· cited 43×
• Unnamed case
  Seventh Circuit· 1963-03-12· cited 40×
• Cabot Corporation and Cabot Argentina S.A.I.C. v. S.S. Mormacscan, Her Engines, Etc., Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., and John W. McGrath Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1971-03-26· cited 39×
• Kingstate Oil v. M/V Green Star
  Third Circuit· 1987-04-03· cited 38×
• G. W. Sheldon & Co. v. Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
  Third Circuit· 1928-09-24· cited 36×
• B.M.A. Industries, Ltd., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Nigerian Star Line, Ltd., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
  Second Circuit· 1986-03-19· cited 30×
• Vargas v. Hudson County Board of Elections
  Third Circuit· 1991-11-20· cited 28×
• Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1990-04-05· cited 26×
• Sedco, Inc. v. S.S. Strathewe
  Second Circuit· 1986-08-25· cited 15×
• C.A. Articulos Nacionales De Goma Gomaven v. M/v Aragua, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Etc., in Rem
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-04-08· cited 14×
• Insurance Co. of North America v. S/S American Argosy
  Second Circuit· 1984-04-11· cited 13×
• Nemeth v. General Steamship Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-12-10· cited 12×
• Cabot Corp. v. Mormacscan
  S.D. New York· 1969-04-29· cited 9×
• English Electric Valve Co. v. M/V Hoegh Mallard
  Second Circuit· 1987-03-12· cited 8×

Other cases named SPM Corp. v. M/V Ming Moon

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• SPM Corp. v. M/V Ming Moon
  Third Circuit· 1994-04-14· cited 13×