The Tungus v. Skovgaard

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-02-24

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. On the evening of December 5, 1952, the motor vessel Tungus docked at Bayonne, New Jersey, with a cargo of coconut oil in its deep tanks. El Dorado Oil Works had been engaged by the consignee to handle the discharge of this cargo, and for the next several hours the work of pumping the oil ashore was carried on by El Dorado employees, using a pump…

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