Legal Opinion
Chitty v. M/V VALLEY VOYAGER
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 30, 1968No. 7184PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, District Judge.
This action by Leonard Chitty, owner and operator of the Motor Vessel Tide Land, was brought in rem, against the Motor Vessel Valley Voyager, and, in personam, against her owner and operator, Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company seeking to recover damages resulting from the foundering and sinking of the Tide Land which occurred on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, in the early morning of August 18, 1964. The issue of liability vel non was tried to the Court on a former day.
The Court, having heard the testimony of the witnesses and having considered the evidence…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Greenberg v. GIANNINICourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- The "Connecticut."Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Bisso v. Waterways Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Baker, Carver & Morrell Ship Supplies, Inc. v. Mathiasen Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Marathon Pipe Line Co. v. Drilling Rig Rowan/OdessaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Chitty v. M/V Valley VoyagerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Tug Gulf ExplorerDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. v. Porto Rico Lighterage Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
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