Legal Opinion
In re Wills Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 22, 1955No. 30, Docket 23510PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
These are cross-appeals in a proceeding in admiralty for exoneration from, or limitation of liability for damages caused by petitioner’s M/V Mayfair when she came in contact with claimant’s pier on the evening of January 15, 1953, in a fog.
The limitation proceeding was commenced on March 31, 1953 by the filing of the petition; and on the same day, pursuant to ex parte orders, a stipulation and ad interim, bond in the amount of $15,056.25 were filed in the usual form, accompanied by the issuance of a monition and the customary restraining order. In due course proceedings…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- The MariaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- H. Lissner & Co. v. Oceanic Steam Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Emerick Et Ux. v. Lambert, Adm'xCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- Postal S. S. Co. v. International Freighting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Thypin Steel Co. v. Asoma Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Tradax Limited v. M. v. Holendrecht, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Etc. And N. v. Stoomvaart Maatschappij De Maas and Phs. Van Ommeren, N.V.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company v. Petroleum Barge Company, Inc., and R. v. Warner, D/B/A R. v. Warner Transportation CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Eugene Cummings v. Redeeriaktieb TransatlanticCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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