Coryell v. Phipps

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1943-02-01

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Mr. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion of the' Court. Petitioners instituted a suit in Admiralty in the federal District Court to recover damages for the destruction of vessels owned by them as a result of a fire which occurred in June, 1935, while the vessels were afloat at Pilkington’s storage basin at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The fire was caused by an e…

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