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Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297 (1959)
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Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297 (1959)
Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp. No. 276 Argued February 26, 1959 Decided April 20, 1959 359 U.S. 297
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Neither the provisions of § 4(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act nor the parallel provisions of an ocean bill of lading, limiting the liability of an ocean "carrier" to a shipper to $500 per package of cargo, apply to, or limit the liability of, a negligent stevedore employed by the carrier to load cargo on its vessel. Pp. 298-308.
(a) Nothing in the provisions, legislative history, or environment of the Act, or in the limitation of liability provisions of the bill of lading, indicates any intention, of Congress by the Act, or of the contracting parties by the bill of lading, to limit the liability of negligent agents of the carrier. Pp. 301-303.
(b) The doctrine of A. M. Collins & Co. v. Panama R. Co., 197 F.2d 893, is disapproved as being contrary to decisions of this Court. Pp. 303-305.
(c) Elder, Dempster & Co., Ltd. v. Paterson, Zochonis & Co., Ltd., [1924] A. C. 522, distinguished. Pp. 306-308.
256 F. 2d 946, affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297 (1959) in 359 U.S. 297 359 U.S. 298. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TSQJPU85EN8ABJZ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297 (1959), in 359 U.S. 297, page 359 U.S. 298. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TSQJPU85EN8ABJZ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp., 359 U.S. 297 (1959). cited in 1959, 359 U.S. 297, pp.359 U.S. 298. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TSQJPU85EN8ABJZ.
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