Legal Opinion
Petition of Goulandris
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1944No. 226PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a petition for limitation of liability. The case appears to be one of first impression. It involves a construction of the 1936 amendment of the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 185, which is printed in the margin in its amended form. Before the amendment the rule was firmly established that a shipowner might litigate with adverse claimants the question of his liability, and even after final judgment had gone against him might still file his petition for limitation. The Benefactor, 103 U.S. 239, 26 L.Ed. 351; Larsen v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Steamship Co. v. MountSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Larsen v. Northland Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. MellorSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Ore Steamship Corporation v. D/SA/S HasselCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Owner of M/v Reddy Kilowatt v. Patricia Abel, D/B/A New Richmond Boating CenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Esta Later Charters, Inc. v. IgnacioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Jung Hyun Sook, Claimants-Appellants v. Great Pacific Shipping Company and Lasco Shipping Company, Complainants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Petition of American MARC, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1963
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