Legal Opinion
General Electric Company International Sales Division v. S.S. Nancy Lykes, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc. And Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 20, 1983No. 809, Docket 82-7709PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Carrying on its deck three 50 to 52 ton locomotive cabs shipped by General Electric Company International Sales Division (“GE”) to Taiwan, the S.S. Nancy Lykes, on a voyage from the Gulf Coast to Kobe, Japan and the Far East, ran into heavy seas and winds soon after leaving the port of San Pedro-Long Beach, California on May 4, 1978. In the early morning, of May 5, 1978, two of the locomotive cabs broke their bindings and were washed overboard.
Invoking admiralty jurisdiction, GE commenced this action against the vessel and its owner, Lykes Bros. Steamship Company…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Ss Hong Kong Producer, Her Engines, Etc., and Universal Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Steamship Willdomino v. Citro Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Jones v. the Flying ClipperDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Hostetter v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Hercules, Inc. v. Stevens Shipping Co., Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Larsen v. A.C. Carpenter, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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