OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this diversity action against defendant, Pittston Stevedoring Corporation ("Pittston"), a stevedore, to recover damages for its alleged negligent handling of a knitting machine prior to its delivery aboard a vessel for shipment to plaintiff's customer in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Although no bill of lading covering the shipment was issued, a basic and determinative issue is whether one became effective...
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