Legal Opinion
The SS TROPIC BREEZE. NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, IntervenorAppellant v. TROPICAL COMMERCE CORPORATION, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 1, 1972No. 71-1267PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
The SS TROPIC BREEZE, after nearly five years of litigation and three interlocutory appeals, continues on with the persistency of a tropical trade wind. The case is not without its difficulties. The facts were partially set forth in our original opinion, Payne v. SS Tropic Breeze, 1 Cir., 1969, 412 F.2d 707, hereafter Payne I, but they bear some repeating. The TROPIC BREEZE, rigged as a bulk cement carrier, proved incapable of carrying herself, and was libelled by her crew and sold in the District Court of Puerto Rico. The sale date was initially postponed a number of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The John G. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Republic of France & Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- The MariaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
- Payne v. SS Tropic BreezeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
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