Legal Opinion
United States v. Farr Sugar Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 31, 1951No. 252, Docket 21990PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents only a single legal issue, but a vastly important one in its effect on seagoing commerce and the carriage of goods by ships. (It is the validity of the “Both-to-Blame” collision clause now commonly inserted in ocean carriers’ bills of lading. As is now well known, federal legislation has relieved shipping of the ancient insurer’s liability toward cargo and even of its responsibility for negligent navigation ; but Supreme Court decisions have held that cargo may recover in full against a non-carrying ship negligently in collision *372with its carrier, and…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- The SouthwarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by19 opinions
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