United States Eleventh Circuit

Under Subsection 1304(5) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 USC 1300 et seq., a bill of lading that describes pallets as packages will control in determining the number of packages, rather than the smallest unit enumerated in the bill of lading.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2001
• Published 05/24/2001

Judges

• OAKES, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, and CARNES and OAKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• M.E. De Orchis, Hyman Hillenbrand, De Orchis, Corsa, et al., Miami, FL, for Defendants-Cross-claimants-Appellants., Morgan L. Gaynor, Cooper, Ridge & Beale, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., James P. Murray, June Galkoski Hoffman, Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendant-Cross-defendant.