Legal Opinion
Sorenson v. Boston Ins. of Boston
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1927No. 2533PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
On July 6, 1923, a lighter belonging to Graham & Go. undertook to transport a cargo of coffee belonging to Sorenson & Nielsen and J. Aron & Co. from the steamship Comae, then lying in the port of Baltimore, to a warehouse at Bolt’s wharf. The lighter sank by reason of its unseaworthiness, and limitation of liability was denied on the ground that this unseaworthiness existed with the privity and knowledge of the owner.' This suit was instituted by the owners of the coffee, to recover on a policy of insurance which had been issued by the Boston Insurance Company to Graham…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Pendleton v. Benner LineSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Craig v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- The RepublicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- Capitol Transportation Co. v. Cambria Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Steelmet, Inc. v. Caribe Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Bolton v. ZieglerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
- General Cigar Co. Ex Rel. Home Insurance Co. v. Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- Dixey v. Federal Compress & Warehouse Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Chesapeake Lighterage & Towing Co. v. Baltimore Copper Smelting & Rolling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
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