Legal Opinion
Canal Barge Co. v. China Ocean Shipping Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 1, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-5614PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
BEER, District Judge.
To the extent any of the following findings of fact constitute conclusions of law, they are adopted as such. To the extent any conclusions of law constitute findings of fact, they are so adopted.
Findings of Fact
1. Algiers Point is located on the right descending bank of the Mississippi River. It is a turn in the river of somewhat more than ninety degrees. Practically speaking, ships passing each other at the Point cannot see each other before reaching it. A very strong current flows in the bend across from Algiers Point. It is…
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- Allied Chemical Corporation v. Hess Tankship Company of Delaware, Amerada Hess Corporation, Defendants-Appellees-Cross American Hull Syndicate, Defendants-Third Party v. Allied Towing Corporation as Owner of the Tug Socrates, Third Party Defendants-Appellants-Cross v. Defelice Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Transorient Navigators Company, S.A. v. The M/s Southwind, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, and Westwind Africa Line, Ltd. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flower Mills of Nigeria, Ltd. v. M/v Astros, in Rem, Transorient Navigators Company, S.A. In Personam, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Westwind Africa Line, Ltd. v. The United States of America, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
3Cited by2 opinions
- Canal Barge Co. v. China Ocean Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Canal Barge Company, Inc. v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Etc., Waterman Steamship Corp. v. M/v Elaine Jones, Etc., Canal Barge Company, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. China Ocean Shipping Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985