Legal Opinion
The Buckeye State
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 10, 1941No. 2104PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
On November 27, 1939, at Chicago, Illinois, libellant shipped on board the motor-ship Buckeye State, owned by Federal Motorship Corporation, respondent-claimant herein, 87,700 bushels of corn, for transportation to Oswego, New York. In transit the cargo was damaged to a very considerable extent either by “heat”, as claimed by the libellant, or by “fire”, as claimed by the respondents. Libellant herein seeks to recover the amount of such damages.
The vessel was 250 ft. long and 43 ft. 6 inches wide. It had five holds. Holds No. 2 and No. 4, numbering from the forward end,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Earle & Stoddart, Inc. v. Ellerman's Wilson Line, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. PoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Mitchell v. Potomac InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Briggs v. North American & Mercantile InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. Brown S. S. Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1950
- EAC Timberlane v. Pisces, Ltd.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1983
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