Legal Opinion
Virgin Islands Corporation v. Merwin Lighterage Co.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 22, 1959No. Civ. No. 20-1954PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaris, Circuit Judge
On August 26, 1952, the S.S. Alcoa Puritan arrived at the port of Frederiksted with cargo shipped by the Department of the Interior, Virgin Islands Corportion, to the consignee, the Virgin Islands Corporation, Christiansted, St. Croix, consisting of one disassembled generator packed in 5 skids, 34 boxes and 12 crates. The port of discharge of the goods from the ship was Frederiksted. Because this port does not have a deep water pier or wharf, ocean-going vessels anchor in an open roadstead approximately a quarter of a mile from shore and goods destined for the port are transferred by lighters…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding GulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gardner v. The CalvertCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill Machinery Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Carle & Montanari, Inc. v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- De Laval Turbine, Inc. v. West India Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Francis v. Graham Miller (Caribbean) Ltd.Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1991
- Cabot Corp. v. MormacscanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Frost v. GallupDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1971
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