Legal Opinion
L. N. Jackson & Co. v. Royal Norwegian Government
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1949No. 30, Docket 21391PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for 'breach of a contract for the carriage of goods by sea, entered into on November 7, 1941. Federal jurisdiction rests upon the diverse citizenship» *695of the parties. The defense for the conceded failure to transport the goods was based upon a contrary direction of the United States Maritime Commission. A further defense, added by permission of the court after the parties were at issue, was that of res judicata based upon a state court judgment exonerating the defendant’s berth agent from liability to the plaintiff on this contract. After a trial to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The Kronprinzessin CecilieSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Texas Co. v. Hogarth Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Allanwilde Transport Corp. v. Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Madeirense Do Brasil S/A v. Stulman-Emrick Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Earn Line S. S. Co. v. Sutherland S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- The Opera Company of Boston, Inc. v. The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing ArtsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- West Los Angeles Institute for Cancer Research v. Ward MayerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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