Legal Opinion
Minneapolis, St. P. & B. S. S. Co. v. Manistee Transit Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 18, 1907PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The libel herein is filed by the charterer of the steam propeller Hennepin against the owner of the said steamship for general average contribution for damages to cargo of package freight sustained in the extinguishment of a fire on the said steamer. A general average statement was made which shows that the proportion for which the vessel is claimed to be liable is $6,525.39, subject to the sum of $1,650 for damages to the vessel.
It is a well-established rule of law that general average contribution is based upon a voluntary sacrifice of a portion of the marine risk…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ralli v. TroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Botsford v. Union Marine Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1893
- The RoanokeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1891
- Union Marine Ins. v. The RoanokeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1892
3Cited by2 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1934
- The Moran No. 16District Court, S.D. New York · 1929