Legal Opinion
United States v. Middleton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1924No. 2179PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, Circuit Judge.
A Japanese corporation by cable bought cotton in this country, and through American agents bargained to have its purchase carried to one of its own cities. The transportation was delayed, and both the shipper and its agents sought to avail themselves of the Suits in Admiralty Act to recover what they said were their respective losses from the United States, whose ships had undertaken the carriage. It is scarcely denied that there was tardiness and resulting injury, but the United States, in addition to raising a question of jurisdiction, or perhaps it would be more…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- The CaledoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The CaledoniaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1890
- Alaska Coast Co. v. Alaska Pacific FisheriesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Swift & Co. v. Furness, Withy & Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1898
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Eastin & KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Foster v. PeddicordCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Porter v. Bank Line, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1927
- Cohn v. United States Shipping BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- Pennsylvania R. v. Wm. H. Muller & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- Phœnix Ins. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1932
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