Legal Opinion
John W. Higman & Co. v. Pool Shipping Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 6, 1935PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULBERT, District Judge.
This is a suit in admiralty to recover damages to a shipment of china clay and ball clay.
The libelant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, engaged in the importing business at 24 State street, borough of Manhattan, city of New York.
The respondents are corporations organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Great Britain, engaged in the business of common carriers of merchandise by sea for hire.
Sir R. Ropner & Co., Limited, operated the steamship Willowpool and other vessels for the account of Pool Shipping Company, Limited, the owner…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Clifton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1846
- M. Binkovitz & Sons, Inc. v. Compania TransatlanticaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935
- In re Mitsui & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1933
- Burr v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1904
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant v. Zander and Company, Inc., Libellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- The WillowpoolDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935
- Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant v. Zander and Company, Inc., Libellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959