Legal Opinion
North Atlantic & Gulf S. S. Co. v. New Orleans Stevedoring Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 2, 1953No. 1456 AdmiraltyPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
The libel is based on damage caused by a fire in a cargo of corn aboard the SSEleazor Wheelock. Libelant, charterer of the vessel, alleges that the respondent, contract stevedore, caused the fire. Respondent asserts the defense of laches together with a general denial. The issues of fact and law having, come on to be heard’ on the pleadings and proofs of the parties and due deliberation having been had, the court now makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
*414Findings of Fact.
1. Libelant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- American Heating & Plumbing Co. v. West End Country ClubSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Cornec v. Baltimore & OR Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
- Illinois Cent. R. v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
- The Robert R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- New Orleans Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. North Atlantic & Gulf S. S. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Bull Steamship LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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