Legal Opinion

Hanson & Orth, Inc. v. M/V JALATARANG

District Court, S.D. Georgia

Decided April 24, 1978No. CV475-131PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

LAWRENCE, District Judge.

I

On the night of May 30,1974, a fire broke out aboard the M/V JALATARANG while longshoremen were discharging bales of burlap and jute at Savannah. The vessel was owned by Scindia Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. and was of Indian registry. She had carried the cargo from various ports in that country. Part of it was discharged at the Georgia Ports Authority terminal where the vessel berthed. Smith and Kelly Company performed stevedoring services for the JALATARANG.

Plaintiffs are consignees of the burlap and jute which was…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. A. L. Myrick, D/B/A Market Produce CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  5. Demsey & Associates, Inc. v. S.S. Sea StarCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown & Root, Inc. v. M/v Peisander, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Sunward Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  3. M. O. N. T. Boat Rental Services, Inc. v. Union Oil Company of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Offshore Logistics Services, Inc. v. Arkwright-Boston Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979
  5. B. Elliott (Canada) Ltd. v. John T. Clark & Son of Maryland, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982

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