Legal Opinion
Cushing v. Maryland Cas. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1952No. 13887PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a summary judgment dismissing, as to the insurers involved, five consolidated actions at law brought to recover damages for the death of five seamen who drowned when the tug boat “Jane Smith” collided with a ¡bridge, capsized and sank in navigable waters within the admiralty jurisdiction in Louisiana. Federal jurisdiction is asserted both under Sec. 33 of the Merchant Marine (Jones) Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and upon diversity of citizenship.
The suits are against Texas & Pacific Railway Company, owner of the bridge, and Maryland Casualty Company…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Norwich Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The City of NorwichSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- State Trading Corporation of India, Ltd. v. Assuranceforeningen SkuldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Members Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hermann HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1984
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Bradford Coleman v. Jahncke Service, Inc., the Home Insurance Company v. The Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission and Winndixie Louisiana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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