Legal Opinion
United States v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 25, 1936No. 21PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was a suit to obtain a contribution in general average by reason of the sacrifice of part of a ship’s cargo for the benefit of the ship and cargo as a whole. The Court of Claims gave judgment for the claimant and the casé is here on certiorari. The material facts, as shown by the findings below, are as follows:
In 1918 the Logan, an army transport owned and operated by the United States, left San Francisco for Manila with a cargo consisting of military supplies belonging to the United States, certain property belonging to the government of the Philippine Islands and its railroad, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Ralli v. TroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Barnard v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- The AlpinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1884
- Bark San Fernando v. JacksonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1882
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2015
- United States v. Associated Air Transport, Inc., Associated Air Transport, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Sword Line, Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- CIA. Atlantica Pacifica, S. A. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1967
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.