The Royal Insurance Company, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Westwood Transpacific Service, Burlington Northern Railroadcompany, in Personam, M/v Hoegh Minerva, in Rem,defendants-appellees, 988 F.2d 121 (9th Cir. 1993)
Annotate this CaseAppeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; No. CV-88-00832-WTM, Walter T. McGovern, Senior District Judge, Presiding.
AFFIRMED.
Before TANG, KOZINSKI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
ORDER
Plaintiff Royal Insurance Company appeals from a judgment in favor of defendants Westwood Transpacific Service and Burlington Northern Railroad following a bench trial. Royal argues that the district court erred in concluding that Royal failed to make out a prima facie case under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. App. §§ 1300-1315, or the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, now codified at 49 U.S.C. § 11707. Further, Royal contends the district court erred in concluding that the carriers were not negligent. Having considered the parties' briefs and oral arguments, as well as the record, we conclude that the findings and conclusions of the district court were not erroneous. The judgment is
AFFIRMED.
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