Legal Opinion
The Albisola
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 24, 1933No. 73 of 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This is a claim for additional compensation by a stevedoring company which discharged the respondent’s cargo under a written contract. The work has been done and the libelant has received payment according to the rate fixed on page 1 of the contract. It is conceded that the libelant has been paid in full, unless the fact that the cargo was damaged and some portion of it, not definitely ascertained, had to be handled under distress conditions, entitles it to additional compensation. The libelant claims that it does, first, because of the contract itself, and,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barnard v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- De Witt v. BerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Chateaugay Ore & Iron Co. v. BlakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- The City of AtlantaDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1927
- Isaksson v. WilliamsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
- Miller v. The SultanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Dant & Russell, Inc. v. Grays Harbor Exportation Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1939