Legal Opinion
Petition of Zebroid Trawling Corporation for Limitation of Liability
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 16, 1970No. 7407_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
The fishing vessel ZEBROID, owned by Zebroid Trawling Corporation (Trawling), subject to a preferred ship mortgage held by the First National Bank of Cape Cod, sailed on a fishing trip from Newport, Rhode Island, on December 30, 1967. Five days later, when in international waters, her captain was washed overboard in a storm and lost. On April 10, 1968, the bank brought suit in the district court to foreclose its mortgage. A warrant for sale of the vessel issued and she was sold by the United States Marshall for $45,000. The sale was approved by the court on May 27, 1968,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The City of NorwichSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Flink v. PaladiniSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Petition of Paul F. Wood for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- The S. S. HewittDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1922
- Swanzy v. WebsterDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Carr v. PMS Fishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Corrao v. M/V ACT IIIDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1973
- Rodco Marine Services, Inc. v. MigliaccioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Carr v. PMSCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- MarcotteDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2025
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