Legal Opinion
State v. A/S NYE KRISTIANBORG
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 15, 1949No. 3117PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
The Maryland Lord Campbell’s Act, Maryland Code, art. 67, §§ 1-5 was again amended by chapter 742 of the Maryland Acts of 1949. The amendment, in effect, for the first time imposes liability in rem on a vessel for a wrongful act, neglect or default which causes the death of a person under circumstances where the vessel would have been liable to the person injured if he had survived. The exceptions to the libel in rem in the instant case present the question whether this amendment, which took effect June 1, 1949, is retrospective or only prospective in operating effect.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Chase Securities Corp. v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- The LottawannaSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Portland Pipe Line Corp. v. Environmental Improvement CommissionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY AND THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME v. SS BournemouthDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1969
- O. G. Sansone Co. v. Department of TransportationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Unsatisfied Claim & Judgment Fund Board v. BowmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Gutman v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1951
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