TIANIC CLAIM SUITS
. NOTHFNG M THE LII6ANIS ■■JUDGMENT OP AMERICAN - ;■:■■■■■ COUBTS fly Sfclwrajh—Press ftstoot&tleif-CcHiyliKlit '(Heo. May 20, 9.10 p.m.) Now Yoffc, May 25. Tho T.uiitod States Supremo Court has hold that Uio owners of tiro Titanic afo liable only 'j» aceordaiise with, the Amerieau AUritimo Law, This means that the Ijtfeant* will ro* e«?e nothing, as the Law limits the American companies' liability to salvage from ttro wreck, and the. passenger and freight moiioj- collected i'mm tins passengers., amounting ia 80.000 dollars (£18,780)." Mr. Jastiqo M'Kenua, dissented from the decision, holding that the British law might to apply. I n tlio case of tho Untish companies, suite (wievuitinc U 13,000,000 dollars'(£2,7o3,333)"ate pending m tuo American Courts.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2159, 27 May 1914, Page 5
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116TIANIC CLAIM SUITS Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2159, 27 May 1914, Page 5
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