Legal Opinion
Postal Steamship Corp. v. El Isleo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1940No. Nos. 73, 74PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
The steamer Eastern Glade, owned by petitioner, collided with the steamer El Isleo, owned by respondent, in the waters of Baltimore harbor. Each owner filed a libel against the vessel of the other. The District Court found that the Eastern Glade was solely at fault (20 F. Supp. 373) and decrees dismissing petitioner’s suit and awarding damages to respondent were affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 101 F. 2d 4. In the view that there was involved an important question .of maritime law which had not been, and should be, settled by this Court, certiorari was granted.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- The FultonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- New York, N. H. & H. R. v. Long Island R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Hamilton v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1891
- The CygnusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
- The AshleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Postal SS Corp. v. El IsleoSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Crawford v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Hygrade No. 12, Inc. v. The TalismanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Crawford v. Indian Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- River Terminals Corp. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1954
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