Legal Opinion
Peralta Shipping Corporation v. Smith & Johnson (Shipping) Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 11, 1984No. 951, Docket 83-7922PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
Navigating the jurisdictional channels of the federal courts’ admiralty jurisdiction sometimes presents a choice between observance of ancient landmarks and heeding the siren call of the commentators to venture out into uncharted waters. The choice is put to us squarely by this appeal in which we are asked to abandon the longstanding rule that suits upon general agency contracts are not within the jurisdiction of the silver oar. The request is made by plaintiff-appellant Peralta Shipping Corp. (“Peralta”) in its appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Detroit Trust Co. v. the Thomas BarlumSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by31 opinions
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