Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 12, 1954No. 11PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
On the evening of May 19, 1950, the towboat Jane Smith in attempting to pass under a bridge over the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana collided with a concrete pier and capsized. The owner and charterer of the Jane Smith filed consolidated petitions in admiralty in the United States District Court in Louisiana to limit their liability under the provisions of 46 U. S. C. §§ 183 and 186.1 The owner and charterer having complied with the procedural requirements of the Limitation Act, the District Court issued an injunction prohibiting suit against them elsewhere than in the limitation proceeding.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by223 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Morewitz v. West of England Ship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Ass'n (Luxembourg)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- In Re Mortgageamerica Corporation, Debtor. The American National Bank of Austin v. Mortgageamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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