Legal Opinion
El Oriente
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 9, 1925PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INCH, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss a libel and complaint in admiralty. It is based on exceptions duly filed. The exceptions are: (1) That it appears upon the face of the libel that this court is without jurisdiction of the cause of action. (2) That the bill of lading referred to in said libel is not a contract and agreement civil and maritime, and that a suit for damages for breach thereof is therefor not within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of this court.
The libel, after setting forth the corporate entity of the respondent Southern Pacific Company and the nature of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Robertson v. CeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Brown v. KeeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Pacific Coast S. S. Co. v. Bancroft-Whitney Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- The PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by6 opinions
- The CianoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
- Fort Gary Flour Mills Co. v. Steamship Belgium MaruDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935
- Loucraft Corp. v. Socieded Metalurgica Duro-FelgueraDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
- Garcia v. GarciaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
- Swift & Co. v. Compania Transmaritima Colombiana, S. A.District Court, Canal Zone · 1948
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