JAMAICA NUTRITION HOLDINGS v. UNITED SHIPPING

No. 80-3108.

643 F.2d 376 (1981)

JAMAICA NUTRITION HOLDINGS, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED SHIPPING CO., LTD. and M/V EL ZORRO, its engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Edward Merritt, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Courtenay, Forstall & Grace, F. A. Courtenay, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A claim for contamination of a cargo of soybean oil during a voyage from Louisiana to Jamaica presents, in addition to issues concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, the necessity of resolving the method of computing damages due when a loss is repaired in another country, paid for in foreign currency, and the relative value of the dollar and the foreign currency fluctuates during the period in question.

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