Legal Opinion
Isthmian Steamship Co. v. Jarka Corp. of Baltimore
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 25, 1951No. 3255PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
On June 30, 1947 two propeller blades of the steamship Cape Friendship, owned by the Maritime Commission but demised to tlie Isthmian Steamship Company, were damaged by a steel barge operated by the Jarka Corporation of Baltimore, which' was engaged in unloading the contents of the barge to the ship. The ship' was a cargo ship about 400 feet long and of 6711 gross tons lying alongside a Canton pier in the Baltimore Harbor for loading.
The libel to recover tire damage was not filed by the Isthmian Steamship Company until nearly three years thereafter, on June 23, 1950.…
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