Carman Tool & Abrasives, Inc. v. Evergreen Lines

871 F.2d 897 1989 A.M.C. 913 , 57 USLW 2606 CARMAN TOOL & ABRASIVES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EVERGREEN LINES, a Corporation; Metropolitan Stevedore Company; M/V EVER GIANT, Her Engines, Machinery, Tackle, Furniture, Apparel, etc., In Rem, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-5778. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1988. Decided April 5, 1989. Ernest N. Reddick and Marc Derewetzky, Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Alan Nakazawa, Williams, Woolley, Cogswell, Nakazawa & Russell, Long Beach, Cal., Christopher J. Mead and John Mahoney, Cooper, White & Cooper, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WALLACE, POOLE and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: 1 We consider whether under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) a carrier must give the purchaser of goods listed in the bill of lading actual notice of COGSA's package liability limitation. Facts 2 This dispute arises out of a garden variety shipping transaction following the purchase of some heavy industrial equipment.…