Legal Opinion
Stark v. Texas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1937No. 8277PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from interlocutory decrees in admiralty. (1) overruling a motion to dismiss a petition for limitation of liability and (2) refusing to recall and set aside an order restraining prosecution of a suit for damages, pending disposition of the petition for limitation. At the outset the question of jurisdiction presents itself.
It appears from the allegations of the pleadings in the record that on August 10, 1935, an explosion and fire occurred on the yacht Comet, in the harbor of Miami, Fla., while she was being refueled with gasoline by the supply boat, R.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Schoenamsgruber v. Hamburg American LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Ex Parte GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Larsen v. Northland Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Kevin Wingerter v. Chester Quarry CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- WE HEDGER TRANSP. CORPORATION v. GallottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Offshore of the Palm Beaches, Inc. v. Lisa LynchCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Francis v. Forest Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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