Legal Opinion

Alamo Chemical Transportation Co. v. M/V Overseas Valdes

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided July 24, 1975No. Civ. A. 72-827PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACK M. GORDON, District Judge:

On March 17, 1972, a collision occurred between the M/V OVERSEAS VALDES and the Tug HARD WORK and its tow, the Barge SUN-CHEM 900. The Alamo Chemical Transportation Company, (hereinafter referred to as Alamo), who was the owner of the Tug HARD WORK, commenced this action, in rem, against the M/V OVERSEAS VALDES and in personam against the Maritime Overseas Co., (hereinafter referred to as Maritime).

Maritime (the operator of the M/V OVERSEAS VALDES) answered Alamo’s complaint and counterclaimed against Alamo, in personam, and the Tug HARD WORK, in rem. In its…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Belden v. ChaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. China Union Lines, Ltd., Mitsubishi International Corporation, Lan Jing-Chau, Armement Deppe, S.A. v. A. O. Andersen & Co., American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  5. The ServiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. 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
  2. Allied Chemical Corp. v. Hess Tankship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Tidewater Marine, Inc. v. Sanco International, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2000
  4. Sheridan Transportation Co., and Tug New York Co. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Jones v. Texaco Panama, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977

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