Legal Opinion
Publicker Commercial Alcohol Co. v. Independent Towing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 28, 1948No. Nos. 9348, 9351PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The “William J. Worth,” a vessel' owned by the United States through the War Shipping Administration and operated by American Hawaiian Steamship Company under the usual General Agent Service Agreement,1 collided on September 30, 1944 with the end of Pier 103 in the Delaware River at Philadelphia. The pier was owned by Publiclcer Industries, Inc. Orders issued from army and navy authorities on September 29 scheduling the Worth to sail at 6:00 P. M. on the next day. Her cargo had been loaded under the direction of a lieutenant of the United States Army who had overruled the…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- McGowan v. J. H. Winchester & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Gutierrez v. Pacific Tankers, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1948
- American Dredging Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Publicker Industries, Inc. v. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948