United States v. J. Leslie Morris Co.

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• finding maritime jurisdiction over suit for unpaid freight charges based on bills of lading
• “[A] dispute over title to or possession of a bill of lading ... clearly implicates the fundamental federal interest in the protection of maritime commerce.”
• \Section 1292(a) is an exception to the general rule of finality stated in S 1291 . . . .\
• “A bill of lading for ocean carriage is a maritime contract.”
• “A bill of lading for ocean carriage is a maritime contract.”
• bill of lading for ocean carriage is a maritime contract

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