Legal Opinion
Seaman v. Tank Barge OC601
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided February 18, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 5642-69-TPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Chief Judge.
The above-styled case was regularly set down for trial before the Court on a former day and after hearing and considering the evidence and arguments of counsel, the Court hereby makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. This is an in rem proceeding for salvage by the master of a shrimp boat on behalf of the vessel and the crew against a tank barge. The salvage operation took^place at night in moderate seas in the Gulf of Mexico off the Alabama-Mississippi Coast. Defendant has filed a counterclaim against plaintiff for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The BlackwallSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. Indian Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Star Towing Company v. Barge Org-6504District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969
- The AlabamaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1922
- In re the United StatesDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Saint Paul Marine Transportation Corp. v. Cerro Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Lancaster v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1971
- Saint Paul Marine Transportation Corp. v. Cerro Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Sunglory Maritime, Ltd. v. PHI, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2016