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

Hener v. United States

Decided October 15, 1981. Abraham David Sofaer wrote the opinion for the court.

525 F. Supp. 350 · Cited 51 times

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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.

Brady v. the Steamship African Queen · 179 F. Supp. 321
The Blackwall · 77 U.S. 1
Wiggins v. 1100 Tons, More or Less, of Italian Marble · 186 F. Supp. 452
The\ · 101 U.S. 384
Rickard v. Pringle · 293 F. Supp. 981
Allen & Company v. Occidental Petroleum Corporation · 382 F. Supp. 1052
Crawford v. West India Carriers, Inc. · 337 F. Supp. 262

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