Legal Opinion
Cunard S. S. Co. v. Mellon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 23, 1922PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLearned Hand, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). It is conceded, and indeed could not be disputed, after Grogan v. Walker and Anchor Line v. Aldridge, decided May 15, 1922, 258 U. S. —, 42 Sup. Ct. 423, 66 L. Ed. —, that, had the liquors here in question been a part of the ships’ cargo, the bills would not lie. It makes no difference that they were not to be broached while carried within territory of the United States; the carriage would be transportation none the less. But because they are part of the ships’ stores, in the sense that that term is generally understood, the plaintiffs argue that they do…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gloucester Ferry Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Brown v. DuchesneSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
- Rhodes v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Street v. Lincoln Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Merrimack River Savings Bank v. City of Clay CenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Cunard Steamship Co. v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Shell Oil Co. v. State Board of EqualizationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Taylor v. Atlantic Maritime Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Gregg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- The S. S. SamovarDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1947
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