Legal Opinion
Sobonis v. Steam Tanker National Defender
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 1969No. 63 AD 1269, 64 AD 300PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
Plaintiff seamen seek a salvage award against the S/T NATIONAL DEFENDER, in rem, and against the owner and operator of the vessel, in person-am. Plaintiffs also seek a salvage award against the owner of the cargo and the suits have been consolidated. Jurisdiction rests in admiralty. A full trial on the merits has been had to the Court.
In June, 1963, plaintiffs, Greek seamen, were members of the crew of the S/S MESOLOGI, a Greek flagship owned by Hellenic Shipping and Industries Company, Limited, S. A., a Panamanian corporation. The S/T NATIONAL DEFENDER is an…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- The ElfridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- O'Neill v. Cunard White Star, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- The FlottbekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. The Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Compania Galeana, S. A. v. The Motor Vessel Caribbean Mara, Etc., Captain Antonios Tantoulas, Master of S. S. Florida State, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Markakis v. S/S VOLENDAMDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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