Legal Opinion
Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1960No. 7931PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
The principal question is responsibility for heat damage to a cargo of tobacco shipped in 1940-1941 from Bulgarian, Turkish and Grecian ports via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea around the Cape of Good Hope to Newport News and Norfolk. The District Court placed responsibility upon the ship because of failure to operate ventilating fans during hours of darkness while the ship was at anchor, under black out regulations, at Port Said, the Grand Lake, Suez and Port Sudan.1
We are of the opinion that the failure to operate the fans, under the circumstances, was not a fault…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The SilviaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The GermanicSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- American Tobacco Co. v. The Katingo HadjipateraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Coyle Lines, Inc. v. United States. United States v. Coyle Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Electronic Specialty Co. v. International Controls Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Martha's Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. v. The Unidentified, Wrecked and Abandoned Steam Vessel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. GoulandrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- The Daido Line v. Thomas P. Gonzalez, CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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