Legal Opinion
McHugh v. Gleneagle Ship Management Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 7, 1991No. 90 Civ. 1772 (CSH), 91 Civ. 3155 (CSH)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
In this admiralty action, Gleneagle Ship Management, Co., Inc. (“Gleneagle”), a co-plaintiff in 90 Civ. 1772 and the defendant in 91 Civ. 3155, claims the benefits of the limitation of liability procedures of 46 U.S.C. App. §§ 183-185 and 188. In 90 Civ. 1772 Gleneagle, as a co-plaintiff with Chesapeake Shipping, Inc. (“Chesapeake”), has filed a complaint for exoneration from or limitation of liability under the statute. As a defendant in 91 Civ. 3155, Gleneagle pleads the limitation of liability statute as a second affirmative defense to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Flink v. PaladiniSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Matter of the Petition of the United States of America and Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the Usns Mission San Francisco — Theodora Andanar, Widow of Thomas A. Andanar, Deceased, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Jacob Dick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- William F. Calkins, Owner (Pro Hac Vice) of the Fishing Vessel, Lucky One, in an Action for Limitation of Liability v. Sherry-Lee GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. BentleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by5 opinions
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