1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 248 U.S.
  5. 248 U.S. 139 (1918)
 

LUCKENBACH v. McCAHAN SUGAR CO.

No. 51.

248 U.S. 139 (1918)

LUCKENBACH ET AL. v. W.J. McCAHAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY AND THE INSULAR LINE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1918.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Roscoe H. Hupper, with whom Mr. Peter S. Carter and Mr. Charles C. Burlingham were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Lawrence Kneeland for the W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co., respondent.

Mr. J. Parker Kirlin, with whom Mr. Mark W. Maclay, Jr., was on the brief, for the Insular Line, respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the court.

The W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Company shipped a cargo of sugar from Porto Rico to Philadelphia by the Julia Luckenbach, which was under charter to the Insular Line; and the cargo suffered severe damage. In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, a libel seeking damages was filed in the name of the shipper in personam against...

NEVER MISS A DECISION. START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Uncompromising quality. Enduring impact.
Your support ensures a bright future for independent legal reporting.

As you are aware we have offered this as a free subscription over the past years and we have now made it a paid service.Look forward to your continued patronage.

GET STARTED
OR

Read it with your Leagle account.
Sign in to continue


Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases