BERISFORD METALS CORP. v. M/V COPIAPO

No. 85 Civ. 2171 (JMW).

653 F.Supp. 419 (1986)

BERISFORD METALS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. M/V COPIAPO, her engines, boilers, etc., New Sun Shipping Co., S.A., Compania SudAmericana de Vapores, and Chilean Line, Inc., Defendants. COMPANIA SUD-AMERICANA DE VAPORES, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL MARITIME SERVICE CORP., Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Warner, Symmers, Fish & Warner, New York City, for plaintiff.

J. Scott Provan, Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for defendant Compania Sud-Americana de Vapores.

William C. Bell, Grainger, Tesoriero & Bell, New York City, for third-party defendant Universal Maritime Service Corp.


WALKER, District Judge:

The instant dispute arises out of the mysterious disappearance of 28 bundles of tin ingots. Plaintiff Berisford Metals Corporation ("Berisford"), an importer and purchaser of the ingots, moves for summary judgment on its claims for breach of contract and negligence against Defendants M/V Copiapo ("Copiapo"), the vessel which contained the ingots, as well as Defendants New Sun Shipping Co., S.A....

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