Legal Opinion
Transorient Navigators Co. S/A v. M/S Southwind
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 2, 1985No. Civ. A. 77-2107, 77-2410 and 78-199PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, Senior District Judge:
OPINION ON REMAND
This case was remanded for an apportionment of liability between the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps” or “United States”) and the M/S SOUTH-WIND (“SOUTHWIND”) for a collision between the SOUTHWIND and the M/V ASTROS (“ASTROS”) in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (“MR-GO” or “channel”) on June 17, 1977. Transorient Navigators Co., S.A. v. M/S SOUTHWIND, 714 F.2d 1358 (5th Cir.1983). 1 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that part of the original judgment which exonerated the Corps from all liability for the collision. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. v. La Compagnie Générale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Davidson Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Transorient Navigators Co. v. M/S SouthwindCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Transorient Navigators Company, S.A., Cross-Appellant v. M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem and Westwind Africa Line, Ltd., Defendants-Third Party Cross-Appellees v. M/v Astros, in Rem and Transorient Navigators Co., S.A. In Personam, Third-Party Cross-Appellants. Flour Mills of Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Astros, in Rem and Transorient Navigators Co., S.A. In Personam, Cross-Appellants v. Westwind Africa Line, Ltd., and the M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, Appellant-Cross Westwind Africa Line, Ltd v. The United States of America and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, New Orleans DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986