Legal Opinion
Cities Service Oil Co. v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 26, 1967No. Nos. 16366 and 16367PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
These appeals are from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declaring Seaways Shipping Company, the appellant, owner of the M/S Melvin H. Baker, solely liable for the collision between that ship and the S/T Cities *912Service Miami, owned by the appellee, Cities Service Oil Company.1
The collision occurred in the early morning of November 16, 1961, in the Delaware River on a narrow channel of about 800 feet in width known as “Little Tinicum Island Range” under conditions of dense fog. During the trial the principal issue was:…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The MartelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Libellant and Cross-Respondent) v. S. S. Marie Leonhardt, Her Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture, and Against All Persons Intervening and Their Interests in the Same (Respondents). Leonhardt & Blumberg of Hamburg, Germany, as Owner of S. S. Marie Leonhardt(cross-Libellant) v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Cross-Respondent)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- SKIBS A/S SILJESTAD v. S/S Mathew LuckenbachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
- Eastern S. S. Co. v. International Harvester Co. of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
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4Cited by1 opinion
- Cities Service Oil Company, in No. 16366 v. M/s Melvin H. Baker, Its Boilers, Engines, Equipment, Etc. Seawys Shipping Company v. S/t Cities Service Miami, Her Engines, Boilers, Appearel, Etc., and the Cities Service Oil Company, in No. 16367. Seaways Shipping Company, Owner of the M/s Melvin H. BakerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967