Legal Opinion
In re Wood
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 28, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss the petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability, or, in the alternative, for an order allowing the claimants to pursue their common-law remedy in the state court and to extend the time for filing claims in the limitation proceeding.
The petition was filed on February 9, 1954, by Paul F. Wood, owner of the fishing vessel, Susan. It alleges that the Susan left New Jersey on December 4, 1953 to engage in commercial fishing with a crew of six and captain; that shortly after it sailed there were three storms with winds of gale…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Providence & New York Steamship Co. v. Hill Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1883
- The City of NorwichSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ex Parte GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pershing Auto Rentals, Inc. v. William C. GaffneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Petition of Paul F. Wood for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Petition of Zebroid Trawling Corporation for Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- In Re the TrojanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1958
- Star Brick Corporation v. Oscar Johnson, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959