Legal Opinion
Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1927No. 214PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
Plaintiff in error sued under the Tucker Act, c. 359, 24 Stat. 505, upon a claim for salvage on account of seWice alleged to have been rendered the Steamship Leviathan owned by the defendant in error. United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co., 202 U. S. 184, 189. On defendant’s motion the court, May 7,. 1925, dismissed the petition on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action. The case is here on writ of error to that court. J. Homer Fritch, Inc. v. United States, 248 U. S. 458., The petition alleges the following. August 24-25, 1921, at Hoboken, there was a fierce and extensive fire…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The" Sabine"Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- United States v. Union Pac. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- J. Homer Fritch, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- The San CristobalDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1914
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- Saint Paul Marine Transportation Corp. v. Cerro Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- International Aircraft Recovery, L.L.C. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned AircraftCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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