Legal Opinion
Federal Forwarding Co. v. Lanasa
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1929No. 2821PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree in favor of the libelant, who was the charterer of the steamship Port Gaines, awarding damages against her owner for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness contained in the charter party. The vessel was chartered on August 27, 1925, for a period of 11 months, and was used by the charterer in the fruit trade between Jamaica and Baltimore. Her officers and crew were employed and paid by the owner, who agreed to maintain her in a seaworthy condition throughout the charter period. The charter party warranted that she was “tight, staunch,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- The SouthwarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The SilviaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The CaledoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Carib PrinceSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Romano v. West India Fruit & Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- General Foods Corp. v. The Felipe CamaraoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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