Sedco Inc v. Ss Strathewe Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company’s Empirical Analysis
800 F.2d 27 · 1986
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 32 later decisions — most recently September 2014 · most notably Berkshire Fashions, Inc. v. The M.V. Hakusan II (1992), Mobil Shipping and Transportation Company v. Wonsild Liquid Carriers Ltd (1999)
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Dann v. Johnston · Robert Herd Company v. Krawill Machinery Corporation · Fallen v. United States · DeLyra v. United States · Steamship Willdomino v. Citro Chemical Co.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a doctrine of doubtful justice under modern conditions, of questionable status under COGSA, and of a highly penal effect,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc., Farrell Lines, Inc. Virginia International Terminals, Inc., Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Farrell Lines, Inc. Virginia International Terminals, Inc. Marine Transport Inc., Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Farrell Lines, Inc., Marine Transport Inc., and Virginia International Terminals, Inc. · Caterpillar Overseas Sa v. Marine Transport Inc Caterpillar Overseas Sa“Any deviation in saving or attempting to save life or property at sea, or any reasonable deviation shall not be deemed to be an infringement or breach of this chapter or of the contract of carriage, and the carrier shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting therefrom: Provided, however, That if the deviation is for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo or passengers it shall, prima facie, be regarded as unreasonable.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“defense. We reverse the judgment to the extent that it does not limit defendants' liability to $500 per package and remand the case with directions to enter judgment in plaintiff's favor for $1,000. I. BACKGROUND 2 The dispute in this case arises out of the British government's requisition of the M/V STRATHEWE for use in the Falkland Islands War. The STRATHEWE was owned by defendants-appellants, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Limited, and Strick Line Limited (collectively referred to as”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.