Legal Opinion
Porter v. Bank Line, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 28, 1927PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, District Judge.
These proceedings have been brought by 46 libelants against the Bank Line, Limited, in personam, as owner of the British steamship Poleric, to recover for loss of or damage to cargo shipped upon the vessel at Calcutta in September and October, 1920, to be delivered at Boston and New York.
The vessel put into the Azores during heavy weather, and, after a delay of six weeks, making temporary repairs, was about to sail, when fire broke out in her cargo. When the fire was extinguished, the vessel proceeded to Rotterdam on the advice of all concerned in ship and cargo, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Turret CrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Walker v. Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Hines v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
- The VirginiaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1920
- The Elizabeth DantzlerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1920
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bank Line, Ltd. v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
- Waterman v. AakreDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Huilever, S. A. v. the OthoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1943
- May v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien-GesellschaftDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- Squillante & Zimmerman Sales, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1981
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