Legal Opinion
Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 13, 1949No. 121PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frankfurter
We brought these cases here because they call for determination of important issues in the administration of admiralty law. 335 U. S. 809. They bring for review a decree of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming the dismissal of a petition for limited liability brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York by the United States as owner and the Black Diamond Steamship Corporation as bareboat charterer of the S. S. Norwalk Victory. 167 F. 2d 308.
The facts controlling our decision are briefly these. On April 28, 1947, the Norwalk Victory, while…
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