Legal Opinion
West Africa Navigation, Ltd., of Monrovia v. Ore & Ferro Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 27, 1960PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacMAHON, District Judge.
Libellant moves, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., for summary judgment on the ground that there is no issue of fact which would require a trial on the merits.
At the threshold, respondent .questions libellant’s right to invoke the summary judgment rule in an admiralty action. Some recent cases have held that summary judgment was available in admiralty actions. E. g., Kalyvakis v. The Olympia, D.C.S.D.N.Y.1960, 181 F.Supp. 32. The subsequent Supreme Court decision of Miner v. Atlass, 1960, 363 U.S. 641, 80 S.Ct. 1300, 4 L.Ed.2d…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miner v. AtlassSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Alma v. Steele, Individually and as of the Estate of Charles F. Steele, Deceased v. Lelia M. McCargoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Richfield Oil Corporation, a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Benevento v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Rolle Mfg. Co. v. Marco Chemicals, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Eskimo Pie Corporation v. Whitelawn Dairies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- In Re the Arbitration Between Tsakalotos Navigation Corp. & Sonaco, Sociedad Internacional De Comercio S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Shiya v. National Committee of GibranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Walk-In Medical Centers, Inc. v. Breuer Capital Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Sea Trade Corp. v. Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding DivisionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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