Legal Opinion

Petition of J. E. Brenneman Company for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. J. E. Brenneman Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 13, 1963No. 13983PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FORMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal, under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a) (3), by J. E. Brenneman Company (Brenneman) from an interlocutory judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1 denying its petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability 2 for damages as a result of a fire on July 20, 1956 involving its barge “Hercules”, the pier to which it was moored and other property.

The petition was challenged by the following claimants:(1) Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 3 and Philadelphia Coke Company (for convenience hereafter collectively referred to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  4. United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. Citgo Asphalt Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  2. Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
  3. Tesler v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's (In Re Spree.com Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Kint v. Terrain King Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1977

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