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Coryell v. Phipps, 317 U.S. 406 (1943)
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Coryell v. Phipps, 317 U.S. 406 (1943)
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Coryell v. Phipps No. 246 Argued December 15, 1942 Decided January 4, 1943 317 U.S. 406
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. Revised Statutes § 4283 -- the limitation of liability provision -- should be administered liberally. P. 411.
2. An individual owner of a vessel who selects competent men to store and inspect it, and who is not on notice as to the existence of any defect in it, cannot, upon the theory that the "privity" and "knowledge" of his negligent agents are imputable to him, be denied the benefit of the limitation of liability under R.S. § 4283 as respects damage resulting from fire caused by an explosion on board during the period of storage. P. 412.
128 F.2d 702 affirmed.
Certiorari, post, p. 609, to review the affirmance of a decree of the District Court in admiralty, 39 F.Supp. 142, permitting limitation of liability in a suit to recover damages for the destruction of petitioners’ vessels resulting from fire aboard a vessel owned by one of the respondents.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Coryell v. Phipps, 317 U.S. 406 (1943) in 317 U.S. 406 317 U.S. 407. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PKVJ7Y2SNAWPPMH.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Coryell v. Phipps, 317 U.S. 406 (1943), in 317 U.S. 406, page 317 U.S. 407. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PKVJ7Y2SNAWPPMH.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Coryell v. Phipps, 317 U.S. 406 (1943). cited in 1943, 317 U.S. 406, pp.317 U.S. 407. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PKVJ7Y2SNAWPPMH.
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