Legal Opinion

Union Shipping & Trading Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 27, 1942No. 200PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The libellant appeals from a decree in admiralty holding the respondent solely liable for a collision between the libellant’s ship, “The Reims,” and the respondent’s ship, “The Berwind,” in a fog in the River Gironde on April 25, 1918. The respondent filed cross assignments of error. The libellant’s appeal is because the judge limited its damages; the respondent complains because he did not hold “The Reims” at fault as well as “The Berwind”; also because he did not limit the damages more narrowly than he did. The question as to the extent of the damages arises because…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  3. Banco De Espana v. Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  4. Earn Line S. S. Co. v. Sutherland S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
  5. The LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  5. Petition of Canal Barge CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971

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