District Court, S.D. New York January 16, 1981, 79 Civ. 7033 (CBM) (Pacol (Canada) Ltd. v. M/V MINERVA)

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MEMORANDUM OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

MOTLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Pacol (Canada) Limited, seeks recovery for damage to a shipment of 2,175 bags of cocoa beans carried from Ilheus, Brazil, to Philadelphia aboard the M.V. Minerva. Plaintiff claimed that a total of 1,494 bags constituting 197,514.