Legal Opinion
Weirton Steel Co. v. Isbrandtsen-Moller Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 1942No. 154PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns only the proper rule of damages to compensate the libel-lant for injury to a parcel of tin plate while on board the respondent’s vessel on a voyage from Baltimore to Hong Kong. At the outturn 2,701 cases out of a total of 6,043 were found to have been damaged by “liquefied resin.” The consignee, the Texas Company, at first declared that it would abandon these cases, but it accepted them after it had made a settlement with its underwriter, which paid $10,117.26 for the damage done. The parties have agreed that the respondent shall bear 85% of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Illinois Central Railroad v. CrailSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. McCaull CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States v. Palmer & Parker Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932
- Meltzer v. Pennsylvania R.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1939
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Interstate Steel Corporation v. SS" Crystal Gem"District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Emmco Insurance Company v. Wallenius Caribbean Line, S.A., Defendant-Third Party v. Gulfstream Shipping Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- F. J. Walker, Limited, Orleans International, Inc. v. The Motor Vessel "Lemoncore," Her Engines, Etc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Reider v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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