Legal Opinion
Moran Towing & Transportation Co. v. M/S Hoperange
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 18, 1964No. Nos. 3329, 3593PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge.
This consolidated litigation arose out of the stranding of the M/S HOPE-RANGE on the night of May 13, 1957, near the entrance to the Southwest Pass where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico.
On April 10, 1957, a fire severely damaged the engine plant of the HOPE-RANGE while at sea in the Pacific Ocean, thereby rendering her inoperative, a dead ship. Thereafter, Hope-mount Shipping Company, Ltd., owners of the HOPERANGE, contracted with Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc. to tow the HOPERANGE from Cristobal, Canal Zone, to Galveston, Texas. The JULIA…
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- Stevens v. the White CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The ClevecoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
- United States v. G. v. Johnson, and His Wife Letha JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Stall & McDermott v. The Southern CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by5 opinions
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