Legal Opinion
Afran Transport Co. v. Steamship Transcolorado
District Court, Canal Zone
Decided January 28, 1971No. Civ. No. 6705PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CROWE, District Judge.
The following statement of the case is taken from the Pretrial Order and is an agreed statement of the admitted facts that are material:
This action arises from a collision between the S./T CABIMAS and the S/S TRANSCOLORADO that occurred on November 10, 1968 at approximately 0755 hours while the CABIMAS was commencing a southbound transit of the Panama Canal. At the time of the collision, the CABIMAS was in Cristobal Harbor south of the breakwater entrance and northwest of the Cristobal mole beacon proceeding southward toward Gatun…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- The DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Wilson v. Pacific Mail Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Meyers Excursion & Navigation Co. v. The Emma Kate RossDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1890
- Berger v. Belgulf Tankers, S. A.District Court, Canal Zone · 1967
3Cited by2 opinions
- Afran Transport Company, as Owner of the S/s Cabimas v. The S/s Transcolorado, Hudson Waterways Corporation, Panama Canal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Westfal-Larsen & Co. v. Panama Canal Co.District Court, Canal Zone · 1973