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In Re Reading's Petition
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 2, 1958No. Civ. 6528PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLEY, District Judge.
This proceeding under the Federal Limitation of Liability Statutes (46 U.S.C.A. § 183 et seq.) seeks for the petitioner, Eugene P. Reading, exoneration from liability or limitation of liability under such provisions. Such right to contest or limit liability in this fashion by a vessel owner is prescribed in United States Supreme Court Rule 53 of Admiralty Practice, 28 U.S.C.A. The claimants are two in number. One, Vetromile, was a guest aboard Reading’s 26-foot Chris Craft semi-cabin cruiser with four other guests and Reading aboard when it lay at a dock adjoining his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Schulz v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by9 opinions
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