Legal Opinion

Huasteca Petroleum Co. v. 27,907 Bags of Coffee

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 4, 1932No. 459PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an'appeal in behalf of the owners of cargo from a final decree in admiralty holding 27,907 bags of coffee liable in rem and the respondents liable in personam for salvage services rendered to a cargo of coffee laden on board the steamship Pelotas, which stranded on Gallequilla Reef while entering the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico, on September 15, 1923. The question before us is whether the award by the District Court was excessive.

The libelant, Huasteca Petroleum Company, entered into a “no cure, no pay,” salvage contract with the captain of the Pelotas.…

2Cited by6 opinions

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Burke v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951
Joncich v. XitcoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
United States v. Societa Nazionale Di NavigazioneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934

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