Legal Opinion
Merchants Corp. of America v. Nine Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-five Long Tons, More or Less, of No. 2 Yellow Milo
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 26, 1965No. 1829PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOEL, District Judge.
This case, having been tried before the Court without a jury, is now ripe for the resolution of certain legal questions.
It is an action commenced by libelant as mesne assignee of the owners of the S. S. JACKIE HAUSE to recover the freight charge of a cargo of grain from the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, to an Israeli port, allegedly earned under the charter although the vessel never left the Port of Corpus Christi.
On April 11, 1960, the vessel had arrived at Corpus Christi, Texas, and was ready for loading cargo. Before the loading was completed, and at 5:40 p. m. on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The Malcolm Baxter, Jr.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Allanwilde Transport Corp. v. Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Tillman v. National City Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- International Paper Co. v. the Schooner "Gracie D. Chambers"Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Schirmer Stevedoring Co. v. Seaboard Stevedoring Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Seguros Tepeyac, S. A., Compania Mexicana De Seguros Generales v. James L. JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Price v. Worldvision Enterprises, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Amoco Transport Co. v. S/S Mason LykesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Amoco Transport Co. v. S/S MASON LYKESDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1982
- Drew Ameroid International v. M/V Green StarDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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