Legal Opinion

The Gylfe v. The Trujillo

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 6, 1954No. 22801_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

This litigation arose out of a collision on the high seas on May 14, 1948 between two . foreign registered vessels. The libel, filed in January 1950, was brought by a Norwegian corporation, owner of the motor tanker Gylfe, a Norwegian flag vessel bound from Aruba, Dutch West Indies, to a port in Denmark. The other vessel, the steam tanker Trujillo, flew a Panamanian flag but was owned by a Delaware corporation, the appellant. In October 1950, pursuant to a settlement stipulation, a consent decree was entered adjudging that the libelant recover 90% of its provable damages,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Hicks v. GuinnessSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Shaw, Savill, Albion & Co., Ltd. v. The Fredericksburg. The TamaroaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  4. The EuropeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1911
  5. Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Downer Towing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  4. In Re GOOD HOPE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Debtor. Good Hope Chemical Corporation Creditors’ Committee, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. Samad v. the Steamship EtivebankDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1955

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