Legal Opinion
Dampskibsselskabet Dannebrog v. Signal Oil & Gas Co. of Cal.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 20, 1940No. 662PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The question is whether the respondent is entitled to maritime liens for fuel oil delivered to petitioners’ vessels.
In September, 1932, respondent, Signal Oil and Gas Company, made a contract with the Anglo Canadian Shipping Company, Limited, agreeing to sfell fuel oil to any vessel which the Anglo Canadian Company might own, charter or operate. In May, 1933, the parties modified the contract so as to include the fuel oil requirements of vessels owned, chartered or operated by W. L. Comyn & Sons. Later, the respective owners of the two vessels here in question, the “Stjerneborg” and the…
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