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Eagle Transport Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 26, 1940No. 228PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final decree that awarded to the owners of the S. S. San Tirso damages resulting from a collision with the S. S. Pocahontas and dismissed the cross-libel filed by the United States as owner of the latter. The collision occurred in December, 1917, suit was started in 1928, under a special Act of Congress, and an interlocutory decree in favor of the San Tirso was entered in June 1933. Hearings upon the reference to determine damages extended over several years and the final decree was not entered until June, 1938. This appeal attacks the correctness…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Payne v. Georgetown Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  3. Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
  4. Clyde S. S. Co. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  5. The Winfield S. CahillCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lewis F. Stevens and Elvira B. Stevens v. F/v Bonnie Doon, Her Engines, MacHinery Tackle, Etc. Gene Koblick, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. The PocahontasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  3. Anglo Eastern Bulkships Ltd. v. Ameron, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  4. The PenelopiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1944

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