Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Berkley Curtis Bay Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1983No. 78 Civ. 3552 (ADS)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SOFAER, District Judge:
On July 31, 1978 the tug Grace Moran and its tow the dredge Pennsylvania ran aground on a shoal off Rockaway Point known as Louie’s Hump. The Pennsylvania subsequently sank and became a total loss. Members of its crew allegedly suffered personal injuries, and the United States spent $235,000 to clean-up oil which spilled from the dredge’s fuel tanks. Following ten days of trial and one day of argument, this Court denied a petition to exonerate or limit the liability of Berkley Curtis Bay Co. and Moran Towing & Transportation Co., respectively…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Tug Ocean Prince, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Broadway Delivery Corp. v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Fairmont Shipping Corp. And Fairwinds Ocean Carriers Corp., Owners of the Steamship Western Eagle v. Chevron International Oil Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Desert Palace, Inc., Nathan S. Jacobson & Stanley Mallin v. Richard J. Salisbury, D/B/A Diversified Insurance Agency, National Reinsurance Agency, Inc., Cross-Claim v. Richard J. Salisbury, D/B/A Diversified Insurance Agency, Cross-ClaimCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
- United States v. South Carolina Recycling and Disposal, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1986
- United States v. a & F Materials Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1984
- State of Colo. v. Asarco, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1985
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