Legal Opinion
Gdynia-America Shipping Lines, Ltd. v. Lambros Seaplane Base, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1953PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOHEY, District Judge.
Exceptions have been filed by the libelant seeking to dismiss the respondent’s cross-libel.
The facts as alleged in the cross-libel, which must be accepted as true for present purposes, are these: On August 8, 1950, the m/s Batory, owned by GdyniaAmerica Shipping Lines, Ltd., was proceeding at sea on a voyage from New York to Southampton, England. When the ship was about 14 miles south of Fire Island, a Piper seaplane, owned by Lambros Seaplane Base, Inc., repeatedly circled it, making urgent signals for assistance. The plane landed near the ship which then came to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Claim of Reinhardt v. Newport Flying Service Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Tebo v. Mayor of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1894
- The SunbeamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Flying Tiger Lines, Inc. v. LandyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Flying Tiger Lines, Incorporated v. David R. LandyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966