Legal Opinion
Bertucci Contracting Corp. v. M/V ANTWERPEN
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2006No. 04-31200PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of an unsuccessful claim by Marvita Shipping Company, Ltd., the owner of the MW ANTWERPEN, against the interests of the M/V LADY JEANETTE for allegedly “embarrassing the navigation” of the ANTWERPEN and causing it to allide with a fleet of stationary barges on the east bank of the Mississippi River. 1 Marvita claims that a new trial is necessary because the LADY JEANETTE created a risk of collision and violated several navigation rules as a matter of law, and accordingly, the district court should have required the LADY JEANETTE to prove that her…
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- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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- Walker v. BrausCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Movible Offshore, Inc. v. The M/v Wilken A. Falgout, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., Gulf and South American Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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