Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Petterson Lighterage & Towing Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1944PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
Libellant, General Motors Corporation, sues for the loss of a shipment of boxed automobiles and automobile parts which were on board the Lighter W. H. Davis.
There are three causes of action set forth in the libel. The first two causes of action are against the respondent Petterson Lighterage & Towing Corporation and the Deck Lighter W. H. Davis.
The third cause of action is against the respondent Petterson and the Motor Tug Bon.
The incident out of which this cause of action arose is as follows: Libellant on January 24, 1941 was shipping certain boxed automobiles and…
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- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Assessors v. OsbornesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Cullen Fuel Co. v. W. E. Hedger, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Kohlsaat v. Parkersburg & Marietta Sand Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1920
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- Reliance Marine Transp. & Const. Corp. v. Tug SkipperDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1950