Legal Opinion
American Car & Foundry Co. v. Brassert
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 8, 1933No. 623PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
delivered the. opinion of the Court.
Petitioner, American Car and Foundry Company, a manufacturer of gasoline propelled yachts and cruisers,. made a conditional sale of a cruiser to respondent. While respondent was cruising in the vessel.on the waters of Lake Michigan an explosion occurred midship, fire followed, and' the vessel became a total wreck and in consequence lay sunken and worthless. Alleging these facts, that respondent and other persons with him on the vessel-had been injured, and that respondent’s personal effects, as well as the vessel, its machinery, equipment and supplies, were…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Norwich Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Butler v. Boston & Savannah Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- William Joyce v. Mary Ann JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Admiral Towing Company, a Corporation and Walter B. Martinson v. Theo Woolen and Dorothy E. ConeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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