ARMSTRONG CORK CO. v. FARRELL LINE

No. 177 of 1948, Admiralty.

81 F.Supp. 848 (1948)

ARMSTRONG CORK CO. v. FARRELL LINE, Inc. THE AFRICAN MOON.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conlen, LaBrum & Beechwood and James B. Doak, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for libellant.

Timothy J. Mahoney, of Erie, Pa., for respondents.


HALL, District Judge.

The plaintiff's claim in and of itself is non-maritime in nature. The damage occurred in the warehouse on the pier, while the goods were waiting to be loaded on the ship, and before any of the particular goods which were damaged were actually in the process of loading. The plaintiff seeks to invoke admiralty jurisdiction solely on the basis that the goods were received by the respondent under a dock receipt to ship and to issue a bill of lading...

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