Legal Opinion
Lekas & Drivas, Inc. v. Goulandris
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1962No. 346, Docket 27239PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
Mussolini’s unprovoked attack on Greece on October 28, 1940, touched off a modern Odyssey whose legal consequences have occupied the courts in this circuit for more than twenty years; hopefully, this decision may end the epic.
Having taken on cargo at Izmir, Ca-vaba and Salónica, principally tobacco, the SS. Ioannis P. Goulandris docked at Piraeus on October 26, 1940, before her intended voyage to the United States via Gibraltar, a crossing ordinarily taking 25 to 28 days. Two days later, Italy attacked. The Ioannis was first requisitioned by the Greek Government for a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- American Tobacco Co. v. The Katingo HadjipateraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- O'DOnnell Transp. Co., Inc. v. City of New York. The Kosciusko. The Don. The Anna F. O'DOnnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Interstate Steel Corporation v. SS" Crystal Gem"District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Mitsui & Co. v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- J. Gerber & Co. v. S.S. Sabine HowaldtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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