Legal Opinion
The Vestris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 24, 1932PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
This is a petition for limitation of liability filed in, behalf of the owners of the steamship Vestris, which sailed from Hoboken, N. J., on the afternoon of November 10, 1928, on a voyage from New York to South American ports. On the 12th day of November, 1928, she foundered at sea with the loss of 110 lives, the vessel, cargo, and the effects of the passengers and crew. Numerous suits having been brought against them, the petitioners in this proceeding seek to obtain an adjudication as to liability, and to limit it to their interest in the vessel and her pending…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- The Edwin I. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- International Navigation Co. v. Farr & Bailey Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- The WildcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Capitol Transportation Co. v. Cambria Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Sabine Towing Co. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- Ferd Allen v. Paul B. Johnson, Individually and as Governor and State Election Commissioner of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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