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Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates v. Martin Marine Transp. Co. The Southern Sword. The P. F. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1951No. 10428_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
Responsibility for the sinking of a barge and the loss of its cargo of coal is the contested issue in this libel in personam and in rem instituted by the shipper against the carrier and its tug which was towing the barge. Libellant says that the unseaworthiness of the barge and the negligence of the respondents caused the mishap. Respondents deny this and say that the sinking of the barge was caused by such peril of the sea as constituted an excepted risk under the charter party. After full hearing, the district court made findings sustaining the carrier’s position and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Metropolitan Coal Co. v. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Edmond Weil, Inc. v. American West African Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- The Plow CityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- M. Binkovitz & Sons, Inc. v. Compania TransatlanticaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935
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3Cited by8 opinions
- William F. Walker, Jr., Claimants-Appellants v. Arthur E. Harris, D/B/A Arthur Harris Marine TowingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Swenson v. The Argonaut the Estelle. The SusanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Conners-Standard Marine Corp. v. Marine Fuel Transfer Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1955
- Virgin Islands Corporation v. The Merwin Lighterage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- R. D. Wood Company v. Phoenix Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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