Legal Opinion
Complaint of Steuart Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 29, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-697-NPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
On the morning of February 2, 1976, the Tank Barge STC 101, owned by plaintiff, Steuart Transportation Company (hereinafter referred to as “Steuart”), sank in the Chesapeake Bay approximately four miles south of Smith Point Light. The barge carried a full cargo of approximately 19,700 barrels of # 6 oil owned by defendant, Amoco Oil Company. A portion of this cargo of oil was lost following the sinking of the barge.
The STC 101 departed Amoco, Yorktown in tow of the Tug FALCON, owned by defendant, Allied Towing Company (hereinafter referred to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Gill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Steuart Transportation Co. v. Allied Towing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- In Re the Complaint of Hokkaido Fisheries Co.District Court, D. Alaska · 1981
- United States v. M/V BIG SAMDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- Shebby Dredging Co. v. Smith Bros., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1979
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