Legal Opinion
Cruse v. Sabine Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1937No. 8069PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
The Sabine Transportation Company, Inc., owner of the tank steamship Rawleigh Warner, filed its petition in the District Court for limitation of liability, or exoneration therefrom, for damages caused by an explosion which occurred on board said vessel, enveloping it in flames and causing nine men to lose their lives. The ship, though badly damaged, was not wholly destroyed. A number of claims were presented to petitioner, and suits threatened, for damages exceeding by far the value of the steamship after the disaster.
Subsequent to the filing of said petition, claims and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ChattersSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Landy v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
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