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Exxon Corp. Vs. Central Gulf Lines, Inc.

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 03, 1991

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  1. Sisson Vs. Ruby US Supreme Court · Jun 25, 1990
  2. Minturn Vs. Maynard US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1854
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  3. Foremost Ins. Co. Vs. Richardson US Supreme Court · Jun 23, 1982
  4. Archawski Vs. Hanioti US Supreme Court · Apr 09, 1956
  5. Exxon Corp. v. Central
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  6. Gulf Lines, Inc. - 500 U.S. 603 (1991) U.S. Supreme Court Exxon Corp. v. Central
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  7. Gulf Lines, Inc., 500 U.S. 603 (1991) Exxon Corporation v. Central
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  8. matter must fall within the admiralty jurisdiction, it followed Second Circuit precedent, which holds that Minturn v. Maynard
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  9. to sue in admiralty on a contract -- have been discredited, and are no longer the law of this Court. See Archawski v. Hanioti
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  10. S.S. Co. v. Hall
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  11. of the contract at issue should be the crucial consideration in assessing admiralty jurisdiction. Insurance Co. v. Dunham
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  12. the purpose of the grant of admiralty jurisdiction, which is the protection of maritime commerce, Foremost Ins. Co. v. Richardson
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  13. case raises the question whether admiralty jurisdiction extends to claims arising from agency contracts. In Minturn v. Maynard
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  14. F.Supp. 155, 158 (SDNY 1989). Relying on the Second Circuit's decision in Peralta Shipping Corp. v. Smith
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  15. at 159-161. In Peralta, the Second Circuit held that it was constrained by this Court's decision in Minturn v. Maynard
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  16. In determining the boundaries of admiralty jurisdiction, we look to the purpose of the grant. See Insurance Co. v. Dunham
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  17. U. S. 358 , 497 U. S. 367 (1990), quoting Foremost Ins. Co. v. Richardson
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  18. The Steamboat Orleans v. Phoebus
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  19. U. S. 182 (1837), or in actions in assumpsit for the wrongful withholding of money, see Archawski v. Hanioti
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  20. had to have some form of a lien interest in the vessel, even if the action was one in personam. See e.g., Gardner v. The
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  21. In Insurance Co. v. Dunham
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  22. the relevance of the hypothecation requirement to establishing admiralty jurisdiction. See North Pacific S.S. Co. v. Hall
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  23. Detroit Trust Co. v. The
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  24. is to focus the jurisdictional inquiry upon whether the nature of the transaction was maritime. See e.g., Kossick v. United
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  25. Fruit Co., 365 U. S. 731 , 365 U. S. 735 -738 (1961). See also Krauss Bros. Lumber Co. v. Dimon
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  26. entertaining an action in admiralty for the value of fuel oil furnished to a vessel), cert. denied sub nom. Knutsen v. Associated
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  27. jurisdiction -- the Minturn rule -- has been fused with the preliminary contract rule. See Cory Bros. & Co. v. United
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  28. and Peralta Shipping Corp. v. Smith
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  29. agency contracts excluded), cert. denied, 470 U. S. 1031 (1985), with Hinkins Steamship Agency, Inc. v. Freighters
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  30. and Hadjipateras v. Pacifica
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  31. The Propeller Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh
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  32. Insurance Co. v. Dunham
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  33. U.S. Supreme Court Exxon Corp. v. Central
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  34. Exxon Corporation v. Central
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  35. Court. See Archawski v. Hanioti
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  36. In Minturn v. Maynard
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  37. Peralta Shipping Corp. v. Smith
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  38. See Insurance Co. v. Dunham
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  39. Gardner v. The
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  40. See North Pacific S.S. Co. v. Hall
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  41. Kossick v. United
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  42. Krauss Bros. Lumber Co. v. Dimon
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  43. Knutsen v. Associated
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  44. See Cory Bros. & Co. v. United
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  45. Hinkins Steamship Agency, Inc. v. Freighters
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