1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 378 F.Supp.
  5. 378 F.Supp. 701 (1974)
 

HUNT v. A CARGO OF PETROLEUM PROD. LADEN ON S. T. HILDA

Civ. A. No. 73-1882.

378 F.Supp. 701 (1974)

Nelson Baker HUNT and BP Exploration Company (Libya) Limited v. A CARGO OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LADEN ON the STEAM TANKER HILDA.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raul Betancourt, Jr., Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

James F. Young, Krusen Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUYETT, District Judge.

The ebb and flow of admiralty jurisdiction has not been characterized by the same predictability as the waters it governs.1 Thus, the Supreme Court in Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law, 404 U.S. 202, 205, 92 S.Ct. 418, 421, 30 L.Ed.2d 383 (1971) stated: "The historic view of this Court has been that the maritime tort jurisdiction of the federal courts is...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

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