Legal Opinion
Eastern Transp. Co. v. Insley
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1931No. 3118PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLENN, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, in admiralty, entered January 14th, 1930.
This decree denied the petition of the appellant for limitation of liability as owner of a certain barge Calvert, and awarded damages to the appellee, Mary M. Insley, ad-ministratrix of the estate of Everett C. Ins-ley, who was the master of the barge.
The barge had foundered in the Chesapeake Bay in the early morning of May 17, 1928, and in the disaster the master, his wife and three children were drowned.. As the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Work v. LeathersSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- The Arctic BirdDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1901
- Chesapeake Lighterage & Towing Co. v. Baltimore Copper Smelting & Rolling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Fleming v. GambleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by3 opinions
- The DoyleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- The CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
- In re DOYLECourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939