Legal Opinion
United States v. Consolidation Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1933No. 3406PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The decree of the District Court dismissed as insufficient a libel in personam brought by the United States as owner of the steamship Arizpa in admiralty against the Consolidation Coal Company to recover demur-rage incurred in the discharge of the vessel at Civita Yeeehia, Italy. The libel shows that on May 23, 1929; at New York, the United States entered into a charter party with the coal company whereby the ship was hired for the carriage of a complete cargo of coal from Baltimore to a safe port on the west coast of Italy.
The charter party provided that the cargo should…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Cuba Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- New York Central Railroad v. Warren Ross Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Crossman v. BurrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Heredia v. DaviesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Trans-Asiatic Oil Ltd., S.A. v. Apex Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Middle Atlantic Conference v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Michael v. SS THANASISDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Riffe Ex Rel. Riffe v. MagushiDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1994
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