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AMERICAN & FAR EASTERN TRADING v. SEA-LAND SERV.

No. C-79-3704-WWS.

493 F.Supp. 125 (1980)

AMERICAN & FAR EASTERN TRADING COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff, v. SEA-LAND SERVICE, INC., a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. California.

July 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Droeger, Hall, Henry, Oliver & McReavy, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Francis L. Tetreault, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant.

WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether palletized loads which have been "Shrink Packed," or the individual cardboard cartons making up those loads, are "packages" within the meaning of the package limitation of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). 46 U.S.C. § 1304(5).1

The case is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The...

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