Legal Opinion
Postal SS Corp. v. El Isleo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 2, 1940No. 73PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
308 U.S. 378 (1940)
POSTAL STEAMSHIP CORP.
v.
EL ISLEO.[*]
No. 73.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 12, 1939.
Decided January 2, 1940.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT.
Mr. John Co. Crawley, with whom Mr. Earle Farwell was on the brief, for petitioner.
Mr. Chauncey I. Clark, with whom Mr. Burton H. White was on the brief, for respondent.
2Opinion of the Court · HughesChief Justice Hughes
The steamer Eastern Glade, owned by petitioner, collided with the steamer El Isleo, owned by respondent, in the waters of Baltimore harbor. Each owner filed a libel against the vessel of the other. The District Court found…
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4Cited by43 opinions
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