Legal Opinion
ST. IOANNIS SHIPPING CORPORATION v. Zidell Explorations, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 23, 1963No. Civ. 61-537PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, District Judge.
Libelant prosecutes this libel in per-sonam against respondent for demurrage and other expenses in connection with a shipment of scrap metal from the West Coast to Japan. Libelant was the owner of the cargo vessel in question. Respondent is a corporation operating a scrap metal yard in Portland, Oregon.
The parties, on May 12, 1961, executed a contract, the legal significance of which is in dispute. The parties agree, however, that the scrap metal was carried under this contract. 1
The vessel was a Liberty-type with a capacity of 10,900 pounds. Libelant first booked a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Empire Transp. Co. v. Philadelphia & R. Coal & Iron Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- G. W. Sheldon & Co. v. Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-GesellschaftCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Atlas Assurance Co. v. Harper, Robinson Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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