Legal Opinion
Hellenic Lines, Ltd. v. The Exmouth
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1958No. 26, Docket 24518PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Shortly after two o’clock in the morning of June 5, 1949 the S.S. Hellenic Beach, owned by Hellenic Lines, Ltd. (libelant-appellant, referred to as “Hellenic”), collided near the entrance to Delaware Bay with the S.S. Exmouth, owned by American Export Lines, Inc. (respondent-libelant-appellee, referred to as “Exmouth”).
A libel was filed by Hellenic against Exmouth and a cross-libel filed by Ex-mouth against Hellenic. In their respective answers Hellenic and Exmouth each accused the other of being at fault. Upon the trial, Thomas Kenworthy’s Sons, et al., cargo…
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