Legal Opinion

Complaint of Compania Gijonesa De Navegacion, Sa

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 17, 1984No. 83 Civ. 5039 (JMC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CANNELLA, District Judge:

Wah Yuen Shipping, Inc.’s [“Wah Yuen”] motion to increase the security fund is granted. Fed.R.Civ.P., Supp.R. F(7) for Admiralty & Maritime Claims [“Rule F(7)”].

BACKGROUND

On July 6, 1983, Compañía Gijonesa De Navegación, S.A. [“Gijonesa”] commenced this action claiming exoneration from liability from a vessel collision and seeking the application of liability limitations pursuant to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-Going Ships (1957) [“Brussels Convention”] and 46 U.S.C. § 183. This action arises out of a collision in Spain on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Franklin Mint Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. MellorSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Bournias v. Atlantic Maritime Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cliffs-Neddrill Turnkey International-Oranjestad v. M/T Rich DukeDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1990
  2. Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. v. S/V Seabulk MerlinDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2005

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