Zifferer v. Atlantic Lines, Ltd.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 7 district · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““In any event the carrier and the ship shall be discharged from all liability in respect of loss or damage unless suit is brought within one year after delivery of the goods or the date when the goods should have been delivered”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Almacenes Miramar, Inc. · 349 F. Supp. 952 - Fireman's Ins. Co. of Newark, NJ v. Gulf Puerto Rico Lines, Inc.

2. ““This bill of lading is issued and the goods covered hereby are subject to, and all parties to the contract are bound by the terms, provisions, stipulations and conditions stated in the company’s regular long form of bill of lading on file with the Federal Maritime Board, and posted on board each vessel and open for shipper’s inspection at the company’s offices, and with which' the shipper hereunder is understood to be familiar, which terms, provisions, stipulations and conditions of said long form of bill of lading are hereby incorporated by reference in this short form bill of lading with the same force and effect for all purposes as if the same were severally, fully and specifically set forth herein. “This short bill of lading is authorized by public law 85-810, 72 Stat. 977 , approved August 28, 1958. “This bill of lading shall have effect subject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the United States, approved April 16, 1936.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 351 F. Supp. 588 - Lucchese v. Malabe Shipping Co., Inc.

3. ““The defendant’s right to issue a short-form of bill of lading to cover the goods in lieu of a regular long-form of bill of lading is unquestionable. Section 2 and Section 5 of the Intercoastal Shipping Act ( 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 844 and 845b) permits the carrier to issue the short-form and to keep the regular long form of bill of lading in blank form posted aboard the vessel, on file in the Federal Maritime Board and available to shippers in its shipping offices.” Zifferer v. Atlantic Lines, Ltd., 278 F.Supp. 736, 739 (D.C.P.R.1968).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 430 F. Supp. 290 - Federal Insurance v. Transconex, Inc.