Legal Opinion
Dempsey v. Downing
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1926No. 2364PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, Circuit Judge.
The libel in this ease was filed by the appellees to recover damages to certain portions of cargo placed by appellees upon the barges Katherine Dempsey and Experiment, owned and operated by appellants, because of the alleged unseawoi'thiness of the barges. The ease arose in this manner:
In the month of. April, 1922, the British steamship Justin, loaded with a general cargo from New York to South America, via Hampton Roads for coaling, was in collision with the Coast Guard cutter Manning in the lower Chesapeake Bay, resulting in a large hole being torn in the Justin’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The FolminaSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Work v. LeathersSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- J. Aron & Co. v. DannebrogCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Sanford & Brooks Co. v. Columbia Dredging Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1910
- The TransitCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by15 opinions
- THOMAS JORDAN, Inc. v. MAYRONNE DRILLING MUD, CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING SERVICECourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- McAllister Lighterage Line, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America and Scott Paper Company, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Conners Marine Co. v. Manhattan Lighterage Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1936
- Dow Chemical Co. v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- JJ Water Works, Inc. v. San Juan Towing & Marine Services, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2014
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