Legal Opinion
Steuart Investment Co. v. Bauer Dredging Construction Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 12, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-700-NPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Chief Judge.
This is a case under Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction concerning the Bauer Dredging Construction Co., Inc., a Texas corporation, and the Steuart Petroleum Company and Steuart Investment Company, both Delaware corporations. Plaintiffs have moved to strike an affirmative defense raising the applicability of 46 U.S.C. §§ 183-189 limiting an owner’s liability in a ship collision ease to the value of the vessel involved.
The facts are not in dispute. Briefly stated they are as follows; The vessel “Fuel Barge #640” while under the tow and command of the tug “Adolph Malchar”,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Sacramento Navigation Co. v. SalzSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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