Legal Opinion
The Llewellyn J. Morse
District Court, S.D. California
Decided April 27, 1928No. 2610PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
Prior to statutory regulation, the liability 'of owner of a vessel for damages at sea was limited only by his ability to pay, under the civil law as well as the maritime law. Emerigon, “Contrats a la' Crosse,” C-4, § 11. Oleron or Wisby or Hanse Towns suggest no restrictions. Consolato del Mare first limited liability of the owner to his share in the ship. Vinnis says the owner was not liable beyond the value of the ship and the things in it. The Hanseatic Ordinance of 1644 held the owners discharged from claims by saie of the ship to pay them. The Ereneh Ordinance of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- La BourgogneSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Skinner & Eddy CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1928
- In Re Famous Players Lasky CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1929
- The CommonwealthDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1929