Legal Opinion
The Vestris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 15, 1931PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
Petition for limitation of liability. Many witnesses have been called in this proceeding and extensive testimony has been presented by experts and others in behalf of the many parties interested, and their proctors have submitted briefs discussing certain questions of law which the court is requested to pass upon preliminary to the preparation and submission of the principal briefs. The questions are
1. Did the British statutory provisions in respect to the load line apply to the voyage of the Vestris from New York to South America?
I find that they did not apply.
2. Are…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. TynenSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Iafrate v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- The VestrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1932
- Atkins v. CurtisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- O'NEILL v. Cunard White Star LimitedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946
- Bergeron v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, NVDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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