Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 4, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-164-NPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
On December 28, 1978, the Tug DOROTHY H and CONTAINER TRANSPORT # 1 arrived at Norfolk International Terminals, after journeying from Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly thereafter, CONTAINER TRANSPORT # 1 capsized and sank, dumping her cargo of containers into the water adjacent to her berth. Norfolk, Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc. (NBC), a Virginia corporation, has filed this suit for exoneration from or limitation of liability, under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. § 181-89 (1976), 1 for all claims arising from this mishap.
Responding to NBC’s…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Pan American World Airways, Inc., a Corporation v. California Stevedore and Ballast Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd. And Ataka & Co., Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. American Export Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Armstrong Cork Canada, Ltd., and Armstrong Cork Company v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Mitsui & Co. v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Smythgreyhound v. M/V "Eurygenes"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Allstate Insurance Company v. Inversiones Navieras Imparca, C.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Mediterranean Marine Lines, Inc. v. John T. Clark & Son of Maryland, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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