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Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. v. Sun Oil Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 28, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-659PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUYETT, District Judge.

This admiralty case arises out of a contractual dispute. The defendant, Sun Oil Company (charterer), twice chartered the MAHARSHI DAYANAND (vessel) owned by the plaintiff, the Shipping Corporation of India, Ltd. (owner), to carry two cargoes of crude oil. The dispute concerns the calculation of demurrage, which is liquidated damages for delay provided for in a charter party. Plaintiff brought this action to recover unpaid demurrage and all costs of this suit and attorneys’ fees. Defendant has counterclaimed for $8,742.50 it alleges was erroneously…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Meehan v. Cheltenham TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Gulf Oil Corporation v. Lone Star Producing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. Brunswick Corp. v. LEVINSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. United States v. Atlantic Refining Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1951

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Trans-Asiatic Oil Ltd., S.A. v. Apex Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  2. In Re PCH AssociatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1990
  3. Fox's Foods, Inc. v. Kmart Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Quinn v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. (In Re Sturm)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Burmah Oil Tankers, Ltd. v. Trisun Tankers, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988

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