Legal Opinion
Cruickshank & Co. v. Dutchess Shipping Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 21, 1986No. 82 Civ. 4026 (MJL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
LOWE, District Judge.
The case at bar is, in the words of the Second Circuit, a “strange admiralty case.” The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Second Circuit, Cruickshank & Co., Ltd. v. Sorros, 765 F.2d 20 (1985), but will be repeated here in brief detail. While familiarity with the Second Circuit’s opinion is assumed, we add what we believe is the appropriate light in which to view those facts.
The plaintiffs are Indian stevedors. Defendant Dutchess Shipping Co. (“Dutch-ess”) was the owner of the ship, the M/T IRINIO (“IRINIO”). Codefendant…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cruickshank & Co. v. Dutchess Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Cruickshank & Co., Limited v. Dutchess Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986