SEALD-SWEET SALES INC. v. FINNLINES (MERIVIENTI OY) (THE "FINN FOREST")1

[1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 92

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Before District Judge Joseph C. Zavatt

United States - Bill of lading - Void clause - Grapefruit to be carried from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Germany - Stowage to be ventilated - Goods stored by shipowners in unventilated store whilst awaiting shipment - Goods rendered unfit - Clause in bill of lading excluding shipowners' liability - Whether Harter Act, 1893, applied before shipment - Whether clause void - Whether shipowners liable - Harter Act, 1893, s. 1. United States - Freight - Bill of lading stating freight to be prepaid and completely earned on shipment - Goods in shipowners' custody rendered valueless before shipment - Whether freight returnable to shipper.