American Car & Foundry Co. v. Brassert

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The statute limiting the liability of shipowners was enacted to encourage investments in ships and their employment in commerce.”
• shipowners entitled to limit liability for acts of master and crew done without their privity or knowledge, but remain liable for own fault, neglect, and contracts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).