Legal Opinion
Petition of Gulf Oil Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1959PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
On June. 29, 1949, Gulf Oil Corporation filed a petition seeking exoneration from, or limitation of, liability for damages arising out of a collision between its vessel, the Gulfstream, and a United States Coast Guard icebreaker, the Eastwind. The collision, which caused the, Eastwind to catch fire, occurred on January 19, 1949, about 45 miles off the coast of New Jersey. With an exception not material here, all, claims were filed before November 18, 1949; and by May 2,1957, all but four claims had been compromised and withdrawn.,On the latter date, and with the…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Arthur H. Barbe, Admr. v. David N. Drummond, David N. DrummondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Goldstein v. BarronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Montgomery v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
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