Legal Opinion
Hobson v. Lady Drake, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 2, 1932No. 12927PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
This is a motion requesting the court, within its discretion, to decline to take jurisdiction of this ease, on the ground that the ends of justice will be best served by remitting these parties to the courts of Canada or the Maritime Provinces.
The facts are as follows:
The libelant, Thomas Hobson, has sued Lady Drake, Limited, owner of the steamship Lady Drake, to recover for alleged damage to molasses carried on the steamship Lady Drake from Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies, to St. John, New Brunswick. Jurisdiction over the vessel in rem has not been obtained.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Charter Shipping Co. v. Bowring, Jones & Tidy, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Goldman v. Furness, Withy & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.District Court, W.D. New York · 1930
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States Merchants' & Shippers' Ins. v. A/S Den Norske Afrika Og Australie LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- United States Merchants' & Shippers' Ins. v. A/s Den Norske Afrika Og Australie LinieDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1932
- Libby, McNeill & Libby v. Bristol City Line of SteamshipsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
- The HarfryDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1941
- The S. S. DennyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1941
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