U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

American Tobacco Co. v. the Katingo Hadjipatera

Decided November 23, 1948. Simon Hirsch Rifkind wrote the opinion for the court.

81 F. Supp. 438 · Cited 53 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De Janeiro · 263 U.S. 119
The Jason · 225 U.S. 32
Consumers Import Co. v. Kabushiki Kaisha Kawasaki Zosenjo · 320 U.S. 249
Schnell v. the Vallescura · 293 U.S. 296
Steamship Willdomino v. Citro Chemical Co. · 272 U.S. 718
Earle & Stoddart, Inc. v. Ellerman's Wilson Line, Ltd. · 287 U.S. 420
Oxford Paper Co. v. the Nidarholm · 282 U.S. 681
Crossman v. Burrill · 179 U.S. 100
Transmarine Corporation v. Charles H. Levitt & Co. · 25 F.2d 275
The Ciano · 69 F. Supp. 35

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Union Marine & General Insurance v. American Export Lines, Inc. · 274 F. Supp. 123
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A/S BROVANOR v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp. · 323 F. Supp. 1029
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