Legal Opinion
George F. Pettinos, Inc. v. Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 9, 1944No. 61 of 1942PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, District Judge.
As has been indicated, this is an action for an alleged breach of contract of carriage by the ship owner of five hundred bags of plumbago shipped from Colombo, Ceylon, to Philadelphia. By-reason of war time expediency, the British Admiralty directed the vessel to proceed to the port of Baltimore for discharge of its cargo, rather than the port of Philadelphia, and the cargo was there discharged and placed on a boat of the Ericcson Line and later transferred to Philadelphia. It is well settled law as stated in Pacific Coast S.S.Co. v. Bancroft-Whitney Co., 9 Cir., 94 F.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pacific Coast S. S. Co. v. Bancroft-Whitney Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- The MuskegonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- The DondoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1921
- The S. S. AsturiasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
- Monnier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1925
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